Movie Review: ‘Champions’ March 9, 2023By John Mulderig OSV News Filed Under: Movie & Television Reviews, Sports Positive basic values, including an implicit pro-life message, underlie the somewhat rough-grained surface of the sports comedy “Champions.”
Mount St. Joseph defends BCL Tournament title with win over St. Maria Goretti March 5, 2023By Todd Karpovich Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports The Gaels defended their BCL title and finished their season with a 38-4 overall record, tying a record for victories set in 2005-06 (38-1).
NDMU basketball team dances into NCAA DIII tournament March 2, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Sports The Notre Dame of Maryland University women’s basketball team is going dancing, heralding a new era for the athletics program at the North Baltimore school.
5 Things to know about Baltimore Catholic League basketball tournament February 28, 2023By Gerry Jackson Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports The 52nd Baltimore Catholic League Tournament will tip off March 3 at Goucher College in Towson, featuring some of the best high school boys basketball talent in the nation.
Life and death: AEDs save lives on sports fields February 27, 2023By Todd Karpovich Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Peter Laake, a 17-year-old junior at Loyola Blakefield, thanks God he’s alive. He’s using his near-death experience to raise awareness of the importance of having AEDs on athletic fields.
Heart to Beat initiative takes proactive approach to sports safety February 27, 2023By Todd Karpovich Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Health Care, Local News, News, Sports Scott Kuhlman is a 2010 Loyola Blakefield graduate and the CEO of Heart To Beat, an Owings Mills-based safety training and consulting firm that helps organizations prepare and protect their student-athletes.
Seminarians bond over hoops, but off court meals, prayer, Mass offer fellowship too February 25, 2023By Jay Copp OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, Vocations, World News In its third year, the De Sales Invitational basketball tournament brought together 150 seminarians for three days in late February.
Catholic Charities win with Kansas City, Philadelphia prelates’ Super Bowl wager February 14, 2023By Megan Marley OSV News Filed Under: Catholic Charities, Feature, News, Sports, World News The Catholic leadership of both Philadelphia and Kansas City, Mo., went the whole nine yards with their Super Bowl wager this year — but Catholic Charities has scored the most.
RADIO INTERVIEW: ‘He Gets Us’ – Jesus TV campaign February 13, 2023By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Sports Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Brad Hill, one of the people behind the “He Gets Us” ad campaign about what it means to introduce Jesus to people who may not know that the Lord stands with them in good and bad times.
Never stop growing in sport or spirit, pope tells amateur athletes February 12, 2023By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, Vatican, World News The training, discipline and motivation needed even by amateur athletes are also tools for spiritual growth, Pope Francis said.
Advocates say big events like Super Bowl are good time to raise awareness of human trafficking February 12, 2023By Our Sunday Visitor OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Social Justice, Sports, World News The Feb. 12 Super Bowl, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m., “sadly serves as a danger zone for sex trafficking, labor trafficking and domestic violence,” said the executive director of the National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, based in the Washington suburb of Silver Spring.
Catholics in Kansas City keep on eye on the ball, the other on eternity in Super Bowl February 11, 2023By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News The Chiefs will battle the Philadelphia Eagles Feb. 12 with kick off at 6:30 p.m. at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. the team’s third appearance in four seasons at the Big Game, which they won in 2019 after routing the San Francisco 49ers.
