Originally published at National Catholic Register
After the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series on Oct. 30 against the New York Yankees, the players and staff weren’t the only ones celebrating the victory — Catholic school students were as well.
Los Angeles Archbishop José Gómez and New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan placed a friendly wager ahead of the World Series to benefit Catholic schools in their given archdioceses.
More than $20,000 was raised from supporters using the site Baseball Unites. Since the Dodgers won the World Series, the Catholic Education Foundation of Los Angeles will receive 60% of the raised funds, while 40% will be given to the New York-based John Cardinal O’Connor School.
The two prelates also wagered some local treats: New York-style bagels from Cardinal Dolan and donuts from the iconic Randy’s Donuts in Los Angeles from Archbishop Gómez. Cardinal Dolan is expected to give Archbishop Gómez the bagels during the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall plenary assembly, taking place Nov. 11-14 in Baltimore.
“What a great World Series. Not only because the Dodgers won. Certainly, that was great. But it was also just fun to watch; both teams played such good baseball every night,” Archbishop Gómez said in an interview with
