Originally published at The Catholic Thing

In a season of triumph and acclaim, Indiana Hoosiers Catholic quarterback Fernando Mendoza echoes Psalm 113 (Not for us, Lord) sung for centuries by believers who knew that victory, like defeat, ultimately belongs not to man but to God. Indiana is undefeated and playing in the national championship game in Miami tonight against the hometown Miami Hurricanes. The wise man trusts in God for this strength; the foolish man in the worship of idols he himself has fashioned. Man’s own works are seductive, but cannot rival God’s own glory.

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