Canonization does not mean the church is declaring that a person was perfect.
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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Pope to Curia: 15 “Spiritual Ailments” to Avoid
Sent to the world 39 s English-speaking media by Father Thomas Rosica CSB English-language assistant to Father Federico Lombardi SJ the papal spokesperson This morning in the Clementine Hall the Holy Father held his annual meeting with the Roman Curia to exchange Christmas greetings with the me
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A High Quality of Life
Visitation report praises the many contributions of women religious in this country.
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Is Heaven Open to Animals?
Update It turns out that Pope Francis did not say that animals are going to heaven nbsp Paul VI said it nbsp The illuminating tale of how this supposed quote ended up on the front page of The New York Times is covered by David Gibson here at RNS nbsp It 39 s an excellent piece of journalisti
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Eric Garner’s death is a cry for justice
You can admire police officers and still admit that they made a tragic mistake.
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Life’s Second Half
Three spiritual books on aging are less about growing old than growing up.
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10 Things Pope Francis Should Do in Philly
As a Philly boy I was delighted to hear that Pope Francis has announced that he rsquo s coming to my hometown for the World Meeting of Families next September The visit is a testimony to the hard work of Archbishop Charles Chaput who extended the invitation several months ago to the pope The las
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Of Many Things
Worried about the church? Then come to the Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice next year.
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James Martin and Ross Douthat on Pope Francis, the Synod and the Demands of Law and Mercy: An online conversation
Editor’s Note: The following is a conversation between Ross Douthat, a columnist for The New York Times, and author of Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics, and James Martin, S.J., editor at large of America and author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage. Their wide-ranging conversation, o
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Fr. Rosica on the Synod: A “Work in Progress”
A guest post from Fr Thomas Rosica CSB nbsp the English language assistant to the Holy See Press Office at the Vatican and served as English-language spokesperson at the recent Synod of Bishops in Rome nbsp Thanks to all of you who took such interest in the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops and pr