Faith, pope, and love of White Sox baseball

May 9 2025 by South Side Sox

 
This man might have once seen Ribbie and Rhubarb. | Ivan Romano/Getty Images

Why do we believe in things?

Augustine of Hippo was not, as far as we know, a baseball fan. He was born in the 4th Century, in present-day Algeria, a bit too early to enjoy our favorite sport. What he was a fan of, though, was life. His early years were marked by wealth, a life spent in the pursuit of worldly goods and pleasures. His most famous quote is marked by the contradictions of faith, the pull of...

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