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Baseball and My Life: A Spiritual Journey
“Baseball is a curious anomaly in American life. It seems to have been ingrained in people in their childhood…. Baseball is, after all, a boy’s game, and children are innocent of evil. So even adults who are prejudiced revert to … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, Batlimore Orioles, faith
The Oath: Reflections on the Oath of Office and 30 Years of Service
It was a hot and smoggy summer day in Van Nuys California when drove into the parking lot of the old Armory on Van Nuys Boulevard in my 1975 yellow Chevy Monza with a black vinyl top. It was August … Continue reading
Filed under History, leadership, Military, philosophy, Politics
Sometimes between Life and Death a Baseball often Matters as much as a Prayer
I have had a number of patients in my ICUs who have been avid baseball fans. Likewise there are a number of physicians and nurses who are avid fans of the game, or sometimes certain teams. Like me they were … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, christian life, faith, film, movies, Pastoral Care, philosophy, Religion
Where Everybody Knows Your Name: The Importance of Community for Military Families
Some years ago the theme song of the television show “Cheers!” struck a chord with people, because it expressed the desire of many people. Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got. Taking a break from all … Continue reading
Filed under Loose thoughts and musings, philosophy
A New Start…Life off the Fat Boy Program
Back in Standards “Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start over again. That’s the way life is, with a new game every day, and that’s the way baseball … Continue reading
Filed under faith, healthcare, Military, PTSD, US Navy
The Gift My Dad Gave to Me: Baseball and the Mystery of Life
The Big A This post is an updated and edited version of an article that I published here in 2009. It is something that I come back to often because it deals with my dad and the influence that he … Continue reading
The Front Page: Padre Steve talks about a Newspaper Interview on His Battle with PTSD
“Gratitude changes the pangs of memory into a tranquil joy.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer I was interviewed about a week and a half ago by Hope Hodge a reporter for the Jacksonville Daily News. The paper had discovered me through an article … Continue reading
Filed under faith, iraq,afghanistan, Military, Pastoral Care, philosophy, PTSD, Tour in Iraq
Opening Day 2011: How Baseball Helps Padre Steve Make Sense of the World
The Church of Baseball Harbor Park Parish “This is my most special place in all the world, Ray. Once a place touches you like this, the wind never blows so cold again. You feel for it, like it was your … Continue reading
Filed under Baseball, faith, norfolk tides, philosophy, PTSD
Putting the World back in Order: Baseball Movies Tonight
“Baseball is reassuring. It makes me feel as if the world is not going to blow up.” Sharon Olds “Don’t tell me about the world. Not today. It’s springtime and they’re knocking baseball around fields where the grass is damp … Continue reading
