Give Me That Baseball Religion

Who knew that the MIT professor responsible for econometric studies of modern politics and health care reform would show up in Pray4Mets, justifying the coming together of baseball fans? Being a Mets fan is akin to being part of a spiritual community. There are shared values, traditions, rites. There are hymns. There’s a shrine, and a place of […]

Mets Vespers Sunday, April 2 7:30 pm

PRAY4METS, 2015 to now: who would have known? With two post-season appearances since our inception, Citi Field is sold out for the Mets home opener on Monday, April 3. Fans are smiling. My husband is happy. Life is good. As Mets fans prepare for the 2017 season, you are cordially invited to come together in community […]

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 […]

The Old Ball Game

Following the Mets’ sweep of the Cubs last week, The New York Times’ Dan Barry prepared a clever page one (sports section) story written in old-school, 1908 prose style. Can you imagine Barry (and his headline writer) using a calculus to come up with key concepts that reflect a century-distant past? ‘What words and phrases were popular in […]

Politics & Moral Suasion

Who would have thought New York City Mayor Bill deBlasio — controversial and unpredictable as he is as a political figure — would show a body language completely familiar with and respectful of spiritual practice? As good sports Guiliani and Bloomberg were, it’s hard to recall those former Gotham leaders with heads as bowed, arms as […]

Our Own Yogi & Prophet

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 […]

Days of Awe

Has everyone around you awakened to the Mets’ new day? If you have any Mets friends still in slumber since October 28, 1986, borrow a shofar at this holiday time and give a toot — jar them out of crankiness or complacency and help them embrace this very new year. Successful faith and community traditions like Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur (Days […]

Pray4Mets Pilgrimage: Mets vs. Nationals at Citi Field, Oct. 3, 7:10 pm

Camino de Santiago, Jerusalem, Lourdes, Mecca…Citi Field. Join Pray4Mets’ first annual pilgrimage to Citi Field: journey to Flushing with energy, vision and excitement for sustained success as the New York Mets play the Washington Nationals on an early autumn evening. Some people enjoy the planning of a trip as much as the taking of it. If we […]

St. Tom: A Pathway to Prayer for Atheists & Other Fans

Everyone can find a way to pray4mets.

How To Pray (Part 2)

Vision and Focus When asked if prayer could help the Mets, Minister and former Met Mookie Wilson replied, ‘It can’t hurt.’ Invoking Mookie’s wisdom on Sunday, April 20, 2014 in the 14th inning of an Easter Sunday matchup between the Mets and Braves at Citi Field, two fans focused their energy on newly acquired but recently beleaguered Curtis […]