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April 10, 2012

A Home Opener and thoughts on Rick, Ozzie and George

“Baseball is a harbor, a seclusion from failure that really matters, a playful utopia in which virtuosity can be savored to the third decimal place of a batting average.” ~Mark Kramer Last night I went to see the home opener … Continue reading →

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Filed under Baseball, News and current events, Politics

Tagged as Baseball, cuba, cuban community, fidel castro, george zimmerman, miami marlins, mitt romney, newt gingrich, norfolk tides, opening day, republican primaries, rick santorum, sean hannity, trayvon martin

April 5, 2012

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 →

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Filed under Baseball, Batlimore Orioles, faith

Tagged as baltimore Orioles, Baseball, billy hebert field, California Angels, dave rosenfield, field of dreams, harbor park, jackie robinson, james earl jones, los angeles dodgers, norfolk tides, oakland athletics, san francisco giants, stockton ports

September 2, 2011

I Just Want to Thank Everyone that made this Night Necessary

I think that Yogi Berra said it the best when thanking people inSt. Louis when the city decided to honor him when the Yankees came into town in 1947. He meant to say “I just want to thank everyone that … Continue reading →

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Filed under Military, shipmates and veterans

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August 29, 2011

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 →

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Filed under History, leadership, Military, philosophy, Politics

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May 23, 2011

A Few Day after the Non-Rapture Thoughts

There will be some coming after me again Well after a very good conference on trauma and spirituality I am back in North Carolina with a chance to collaborate with my staff to see how we can take what we … Continue reading →

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April 9, 2011

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 →

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March 26, 2011

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 →

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Filed under Baseball, faith, norfolk tides, philosophy, PTSD

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March 5, 2011

A death, a Rain Delay and a Visit from Saint Pete

This is a continuation of the story that I started in “Meeting Jesus and the Team at 7-11: A Baseball Fantasy” and “A Ballgame with Saint Pete: The Confluence of Faith and Baseball.” I have edited this from when I originally … Continue reading →

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March 3, 2011

Meeting Jesus and the Team at 7-11: A Baseball Fantasy

Since Baseball season is upon us, at least spring training is here I have decided to re-post a series of articles that I started last summer. They are kind of a spiritual fantasy involving faith and baseball with Jesus and … Continue reading →

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Filed under Baseball, Batlimore Orioles, christian life, faith, Religion

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February 10, 2011

It may be Winter but Scent of Baseball is in the Air and Friends are taking the Field

We are under a winter storm warning here in Coastal Carolina. The winter has been pretty weird a few weeks back we had 5-7 inches of snow on Emerald Isle and the area around Camp LeJeune might get another 2-4 … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: norfolk tides

A Home Opener and thoughts on Rick, Ozzie and George

Baseball and My Life: A Spiritual Journey

I Just Want to Thank Everyone that made this Night Necessary

The Oath: Reflections on the Oath of Office and 30 Years of Service

A Few Day after the Non-Rapture Thoughts

The Gift My Dad Gave to Me: Baseball and the Mystery of Life

Opening Day 2011: How Baseball Helps Padre Steve Make Sense of the World

A death, a Rain Delay and a Visit from Saint Pete

Meeting Jesus and the Team at 7-11: A Baseball Fantasy

It may be Winter but Scent of Baseball is in the Air and Friends are taking the Field

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