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‘Do your job’: What NFL star says pro-lifers can learn from his time with the Patriots

July 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

NFL star Benjamin Watson discusses his work in the pro-life movement with "EWTN News Nightly" host Tracy Sabol on June 22, 2023. / Credit: EWTN News Nightly/YouTube

CNA Newsroom, Jul 1, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).
The pro-life movement cou… […]

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Tony Dungy to pro-life march: God used a football game to show power of prayer

January 20, 2023 Catholic News Agency 4

Tony Dungy speaks at the March for Life on Jan. 20, 2023. / EWTN YouTube

Washington D.C., Jan 20, 2023 / 15:25 pm (CNA).
Former head coach and NFL analyst Tony Dungy told a crowd gathered at Friday’s March for Life that the answer to the traged… […]

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NFL player Damar Hamlin making ‘substantial progress’; ESPN host offers ‘brave’ on-air prayer 

January 5, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Damar Hamlin, a safety for the Buffalo Bills, went into cardiac arrest after a tackle in a Jan. 2, 2023, game against the Cincinnati Bengals. / Buffalo Bills YouTube Channel

Boston, Mass., Jan 5, 2023 / 13:30 pm (CNA).
Buffalo Bills safety Dama… […]

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Outpouring of prayers for NFL player Damar Hamlin from Catholic high school, fellow players

January 3, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Damar Hamlin, a safety for the Buffalo Bills, went into cardiac arrest after a tackle in a Jan. 2, 2023, game against the Cincinnati Bengals. / Buffalo Bills YouTube Channel

Boston, Mass., Jan 3, 2023 / 12:30 pm (CNA).
Buffalo Bills’ safety Dam… […]

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Saddened by restrictions, NFL star speaks out in defense of Traditional Latin Mass

February 14, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Harrison Butker, an NFL kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, is an altar server at Traditional Latin Masses. / Screenshot from EWTN YouTube video

Saratoga, New York, Feb 14, 2022 / 14:20 pm (CNA).
Super Bowl Sunday is a day of great tradition for… […]

The Dispatch

A Stripper Pole at the Super Bowl?

February 3, 2020 Dorothy Cummings McLean 84

Did you watch the Super Bowl Halftime show with your kids? I’m wondering at what point my football-loving readers sent their kids out of the room and at what point they joined them in the […]

The Dispatch

Chastity is a boy’s best friend

May 15, 2018 Thomas J. Nash 6

On lessons learned from a long-ago Spring break. […]

The Dispatch

Can patriotism and protest coexist in professional sports?

September 30, 2017 Thomas J. Nash 11

Much is possible if we all prayerfully hit the pause button, and persevere together in charity to heal a divided nation. […]

Carl’s Cuts

Carl’s Cuts: Hefner the Modern Man, filial corrections, uncomfortable and out-of-bounds topics

September 28, 2017 Carl E. Olson 12

And don’t forget some poetry from Chaucer and a classy new jazz cut. […]

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