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Some readers may remember a couple of Herald pieces in recent years highlighting the grip Catholic football managers seemed to have assumed over the...
Timelessness and strange traditions: What I love about cricket
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Last year we finally left the Big Smoke and settled in rural Kent, bringing to an end my many years as a reluctant town...
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Sport, the “beautiful game” in particular, is no stranger to a grand theory. These tend to come in various colourful guises, belying their platitudinous...
Diary: How I ended up playing cricket on ice
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At Kobe and Gianna Bryant’s parish, prayer and Masses for crash victims
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Hours before he died Sunday, basketball superstar Kobe Bryant attended Mass at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Newport Beach, California. His...
The Catholic faith of Kobe Bryant
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Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant died on Sunday in a helicopter crash in Southern California, along with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. Bryant, the father of...
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