There have always been many wonderful ways to understand the Eucharist, in addition to the real presence.
James Martin, S.J.
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.
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A Trappist monk offers freedom from resentment: Stop judging.
No Bible quote I post on social media engenders as much pushback as Jesus’ simple phrase, “Judge not.”
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How do you know if you’ve had a mystical experience?
One of the dangers of talking about mysticism is that people can feel sad or left out if they feel that they have not been gifted with such an experience of the divine.
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Jim Gaffigan reminds us that we all feel like ‘frauds’ in the spiritual life
It is normal to feel that other believers somehow have it all “wrapped up” when it comes to living a spiritual life.
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Review: What was Jesus’ childhood like?
Joan Taylor’s ‘Boy Jesus’ is a model of careful scholarship that relies on old sources but breaks new ground. It is, in some places, riveting.
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Jesuit Cardinal Stephen Chow on the true meaning of discernment
“Do not trivialize discernment,” Cardinal Chow says on today’s episode of “The Spiritual Life” with Father James Martin. ”Like, hmm, what lunch do I want to have?”
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Father James Martin: Pope Leo wants to continue Francis’ approach to LGBTQ Catholics
The message I received from Pope Leo, loud and clear, was that he wanted to continue with the same approach that Pope Francis had advanced, which was one of openness and welcome.
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Ronald Rolheiser on the spirituality of ‘sticking with it’ and priestly celibacy
Father Rolheiser’s approach helps us see celibacy not simply as an ascetic practice for the sake of denying ourselves but as intentional solidarity with the loneliest people in the world.
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President Trump says he wants to enter heaven. As a Catholic priest, I take that seriously.
The desire to enter heaven is part of the universal human longing for union with God. As is of course, the equally human desire to avoid the fires of hell, which, by the way, I also believe in.
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Father James Martin on what he learned from the youngest woman at the Synod
Julia Oseka was the youngest woman delegate at the Synod on Synodality in Rome—and held her own in conversations with patriarchs, cardinals, archbishops, bishops, priests, lay men and women theologians.