Former Met Daniel Murphy was centered about his religious beliefs and spirituality. These worked for him and the Mets during the 2015 season, but his out-there voice did not appear to fit with management vision. When it was announced that the team would decline his request for a multi-year contract, my husband and I, just coming off six months of […]
Read more "…And Sinners"On Sunday, July 24, 2016, Mets catcher Mike Piazza will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York, doubling the number of Mets in the Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame election i… Source: Of Saints…
Read more "Of Saints…"On Sunday, July 24, 2016, Mets catcher Mike Piazza will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York, doubling the number of Mets in the Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame election is baseball’s canonization. Pray4Mets’ biggest challenge in 2015 was discerning a way to help men who were rabid Mets fans and […]
Read more "Of Saints…"Mets folks came to Montclair last year to check out Pray4Mets’ weekly gathering at Tierney’s Temple — I mean Tavern. This year, strengthening our bonds, Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson penned a lovely thank-you note to us after our attendance on Opening Day (7-2). Pray4Mets and Citi Field have a stronger connection in 2016 than in 2015. Is it […]
Read more "Forging Spiritual Connections"Join in for another year of harnessing fans’ spiritual power to work together for Mets success. Our goals, which served us well last year, remain the same as in 2015: to lift fans spirits and attitude; and to have the team do better than last year. Our manner is to stay positive, see the big picture and the […]
Read more "O Happy Day!"A thrill of hope … the weary world rejoices. It’s the evening we’ve been waiting for since November, through a long, long winter: opening day of the 2016 baseball season. We’ll pick up where we left off, with tonight’s game featuring the New York Mets vs. the Kansas City Royals. My husband, Todd, and I welcome you […]
Read more "O Holy Night"News of yesterday’s passing of Yogi Berra, New York’s (and the nation’s) baseball legend, opens the door for his presence to be transcendent in death as in life. Berra will remain an inspiration as a model player, mentor, mind and man. Less than a month ago, I sought a chance to sit together with Yogi, a Roman Catholic, and pray for the […]
Read more "Our Own Yogi & Prophet"For whom would the pontiff pray when he comes to New York, and what impact would it have? This is the most complex, uncertain conversation we’ve faced at Pray4Mets. Pope Francis is travelling to Cuba this weekend to open up avenues to faith & spirituality in a country that outlawed Christmas in 1969. Perhaps Cespedes’ career and the defection of Cuban baseball players is […]
Read more "What Would Pope Francis Do?"Ladies, rev your spiritual engines. (Gentlemen, proceed with caution.) Angels appeared last week at Tierney’s pub in Montclair to watch a game – straight from Citi Field, I think – and their appearance could be called a blessing. They brought a calm, thoughtful energy to the Pray4Mets efforts. Thank you for making the journey. A few weeks ago, a […]
Read more "From Faith to Physics to Chemistry"Mets vs. Philadelphia, August 24, 2015: 16-7 cosmic adjective cos·mic \ˈkäz-mik\ characterized by greatness especially in extent, intensity, or comprehensiveness Monday’s game welcoming back Mets captain David Wright was so anticipated in my household that, by the time the team was losing 7-2 in the third inning, I realized I had forgotten to pray for the Mets that day. […]
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