Sightings Articles
A Paean for Paradise: Baseball Season
Eliade's sacred time and America's favorite pastime...
May 6, 2021
Ape Pieta by Christian Sheppard
Two new ethological studies tell us how chimpanzees grieve, raising doubts about the uniqueness of human mourning as well as, perhaps, the superfluity of religious practice. Laboratory scientists in Scotland have made unprecedented close observation...
May 13, 2010
Sweetness and the Super Bowl
The Bears are going to the Super Bowl, their first visit in over twenty years. This chance to perform before the nation's largest audience has been hard won and long in coming. An ancient Roman such as Julius Caesar would say the Bears had earned the...
February 1, 2007
Super Bowl Sunday Sermon -- Christian Sheppard
Over 90 million Americans will watch Super Bowl XL this Sunday. The game is a national ritual; friends and family gather to dip chips, hearken to our anthem, smile or snipe at the commercials, and gawk at the halftime show. Much hoopla surrounds the ...
February 2, 2006
Ave Achilles -- Christian Sheppard
Florida Marlins pitcher Dontrelle Willis—World Champion and All-Star—is a fan of Achilles. He saw Troy four times in the theater, and before each game watches highlights of Brad Pitt's performance on a DVD player in his locker. "I like the action," h...