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John W. Miller is a Pittsburgh-based former Wall Street Journal staff reporter and co-director of the PBS film “Moundsville.”
Church Brew Works in Pittsburgh, Pa., was once a Catholic Church, but the building was sold in 1993.
FaithFeatures
John W. Miller
The Catholic Church, the largest private real estate owner in the world, faces decisions about what to do with its extensive real estate portfolio.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2023.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
John W. Miller
The deeper kind of reporting that Evan Gershkovich was practicing when he was arrested in Russia is, in my mind, a practice of love.
a student from kolbe academy stands at the front door of the school which has a sign with the school's name on it
FaithFeatures
John W. Miller
Kolbe Academy in Bath, Pa., was the only Catholic recovery school in the United States. It is closing its doors because it could not find enough students like Pete, who said he had hit rock bottom and wanted to get sober.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
John W. Miller
Investing for profit can be a Catholic virtue if the common good is kept in mind. So look for companies that provide the things essential for everyday life, like food and housing.
Arts & CultureBooks
John W. Miller
Sports memoirs tend to have a certain arc: the odyssey of the triumphant athlete. But every now and then, a retired athlete—like Jerry West, Abby Wambach and Gale Sayers—tells a more complicated story.
Start by playing catch. (iStock/RBFried)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
John W. Miller
From smaller teams to a “two strikes and you’re out” rule, there are ways to make youth baseball faster and more fun. They may help save what used to be America’s favorite sport.
Michael Rzasa, a Trappist brother, was one of the workers at the Spencer Brewery. (John W. Miller)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
John W. Miller
Belgian-style beers are out and India pale ales rule, so the brothers at St. Joseph‘s Abbey in Massachusetts will need to find other sources of revenue.
Politics & SocietyFeatures
John W. Miller
In the United States, baseball is becoming a mostly white country-club sport for upper-class families to consume, like a snorkeling vacation or a round of golf.
Kane Tanaka, then 116 years old, at a nursing home in Fukuoka, Japan, on March 9, 2019. (Takuto Kaneko/Kyodo News via AP, File)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
John W. Miller
“Please cherish the elderly,” Pope Francis says. “Because they are the presence of history.” Kane Tanaka, who died in April at the age of 119, is an example of what Francis is talking about.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen arrives at a campaign stop on April 18, 2022, in Saint-Pierre-en-Auge, Normandy. Ms. Le Pen finished strongly with younger voters in the April 10 preliminary election. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
John W. Miller
If Marine Le Pen pulls off an upset in France next weekend, it may be because young voters do not share their parents’ fears about the far right.