Babe Ruth, patron saint of the home run, turned the ball field into a church – and lived his own Catholic faith in the spotlight
- Written by Rebecca T. Alpert, Professor of Religion Emerita, Temple University
The Sultan of Swat turned every stadium into a cathedral, and home runs into a sacrament.Bettmann via Getty Images“I’ve tried ‘em all, I really have,” Susan Sarandon’s character Annie Savoy says in the movie “Bull Durham.” But “the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the Church...
