THE CHURCH OF...
I believe in the Church of Baseball… I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball.
Annie Savoy - - Bull Durham
The Church of...
Ms. Savoy’s heart might be in the right place, but her facts? Not quite a home run. According to Major League Baseball, there are 108 double stitches on a baseball—not 216, as some might claim (they're counting each stitch separately, which feels like cheating, honestly). As for rosary beads? A classic Catholic set has 59. And the Anglican prayer beads? Just 33—one for every year Jesus walked the earth before ascending to the ultimate VIP section. Now, if you’re looking for 108 beads, you'll want to hang out with the Buddhists or Hindus—they’ve got you covered.
That said, Ms. Savoy is absolutely right about one thing: the Church of Baseball is real. And while theologians might argue with me, I’m convinced—baseball has no guilt and is never, ever boring. It's slow, sure, but like a good parable, you have to wait for the payoff. Baseball has plenty to teach us about God, faith, and life... if we're paying attention.
But baseball's not the only pulpit in town.
Ever wonder what Zombies - - or, say, laundry day or spilled Mountain Dew - - might reveal about deeper truths? I’m serious - - no eye-rolling! If we take a moment to really look, we can uncover glimpses of the sacred in the most ordinary (and sometimes ridiculous) parts of life: traffic jams, grocery store lines, late-night snack runs, and yes—even a full-blown zombie apocalypse.
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