To live out the Resurrection we have to first truly believe in Jesus’s resurrection.
James Martin, S.J.
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.
The life-changing mystery of Easter is too great for just one Sunday
The church, in its wisdom, gives us a whole liturgical season to celebrate Easter.
Like Thomas, all of us want physical proof of God’s presence in our lives
God is being revealed to us every moment of the day. And so all these moments should make us say what Thomas says to Jesus, when we realize who it is who is speaking to us: “My Lord and My God!”
The ‘literal flesh-and-blood’ resurrection is the heart of my faith
I believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead on the first Easter Sunday. And I do not see that as any sort of parable or metaphor.
John Dickerson of CBS News: Journalism keeps me humble
All journalists should be humble because we are so often wrong.
On Good Friday, remember that Jesus understands you
Jesus understands not only our bodily suffering, but also our spiritual suffering, in these feelings of abandonment. He was like us in all things, except sin. And he experienced all that we did.
Fr. James Martin, S.J.: My entire faith rests on Easter
I’m not sure about you, but my entire faith rests on Easter. As I see it, Easter changes everything.
Father James Martin: Where was God when Notre Dame was in flames?
Our Lady knows exactly what it is like to stand by and see someone you love suffer and die. But Our Lady also knew that, somehow, God was with her in that time of grief. But we could well ask: Where was God yesterday in Paris?
Fr. James Martin, S.J.; This Holy Week, remember that Jesus understands you
Jesus understands what you’re going through, because he has gone through this himself. He understands you not only because he’s divine and knows all things but because he is human and experienced all things.
Fr. James Martin, S.J.: Sometimes with prayer, start small
Examen Fifth Sunday of Lent
