Season 5: The Comeback Kid
Babe Ruth
This series of Holy Donors episodes features baseball legend, George Herman “Babe” Ruth, Jr. When people think of Babe Ruth, they immediately call to mind his legendary baseball career and his party hard lifestyle off the field. In the coming podcast episodes, however, Andrew, Matt, Rhen and Thaddeus discuss if and how Babe Ruth might deserve the distinction of “holy donor.”
Babe Ruth’s childhood was not an easy one, and by the time he was 7 years old, his parents sent him away to reform school. Babe Ruth would spend nearly a decade at St. Mary’s Industrial School for Boys, and it was with the help of his mentor, Brother Mattias Boutilier, that Babe Ruth strengthened his Catholic faith and his baseball skills.