“The second and final session of the Synod on Synodality has just concluded,” Father James Martin writes. “And what I noticed most this year is how much the attitude toward L.G.B.T.Q. issues has changed—and for the good.”
James Martin, S.J.
The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Synodality—and ‘controversial’ issues—are here to stay: Takeaways from the Synod’s final document
Fr. James Martin shares his five insights from the synod’s final document, just approved by Pope Francis and published by the Vatican.
Posted inFaith, Synod Diary
Synod Diary: Father James Martin’s halftime report from inside the synod hall
We’re now halfway through the four weeks of the second session of the Synod on Synodality. And a fair question to ask is: What have we done?
Posted inFaith, Synod Diary
Father James Martin: What will happen at the synod’s final session? It’s up to the Holy Spirit.
Pope Francis has decided that this year, we will be discussing not any series of topics—clericalism women’s ordination to the diaconate, or ministry to L.G.B.T.Q. Catholics—but synodality itself.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I pray the Rosary every day—in my own way. So can you.
I suspect that there are other Catholics who may pray it in their own way, too. And, to my mind, any way you pray that leads you closer to God makes sense.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I listened to Synod delegates opposed to LGBTQ issues. Here are my responses.
Father James Martin responds to the five most common reasons for opposing L.G.B.T.Q. issues that he’s heard from synod delegates and church leaders from around the world.
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Avoiding election anxiety: Some Jesuit advice on how to find hope
First, remind yourself that extreme forms of hopelessness are not coming from God.
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From 2014: Remembering The Ugandan Martyrs
On the Feast of the Uganda Martyrs, James Martin, S.J., recounts the story of young men revered throughout East Africa.
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You don’t have to believe in Marian apparitions. But I do.
“You do not have to believe in Marian apparitions to be a good Catholic,” Father James Martin writes. “But I do. I’ve never had a problem believing in them.”
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Remembering Gerhard Lohfink, who wrote the best book on Jesus I’ve ever read
Father Lohfink’s book, ‘Jesus of Nazareth: What He Wanted, Who He Was,’ is a model of clarity, scholarship, insight, belief and, best of all, surprises, Father James Martin writes.