The first Earth Day aligned people of all political stripes and cultural backgrounds, because who wouldn’t want to conserve the environment and stop air pollution?
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, Music
A New Serenity Prayer by Father James Martin and Terre Roche
Enjoy this Easter music video featuring James Martin, S.J., and Terre Roche of the Roches, based on “A New Serenity Prayer.”
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
The Resurrection is a past, present and future event
A Reflection for the Resurrection of the Lord, by James Martin, S.J.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
A Prayer for Pope Francis During his Hospitalization
As Francis faces this new illness, help the doctors and nurses who care for him, help him to bear any pain with grace and help him to heal quickly.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
What does your song of praise sound like?
A Reflection for Christmas Eve, by James Martin, S.J.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
How two scholars introduced me to the ‘historical Jesus’—and sent me on a lifelong quest to know more
Two scholars who died this week—Albert Nolan, O.P., and Msgr. John P. Meier—made enormous contributions to our understanding of the historical Jesus and his message.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Jesus wants us to recognize the signs of the times
Jesus calls out his listeners by asking them to recognize the signs of the present time. How do we see where God is at work today, in the world and in our private lives?
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Balancing love of God and love of family
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Twenty-fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by James Martin, S.J.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
In Memoriam: John W. O’Malley, S.J.
James Martin, S.J., offers a personal remembrance of John O’Malley, S.J. the dean of Catholic historians and a mentor to generations of Jesuits, priests, religious men and women and Catholic laypeople.
Posted inFaith, Vantage Point
A quintessentially American question: How can I find God?
From 1995: James Martin, S.J., asked a number of the leading figures of American Catholicism to answer a short but complicated question: How can I find God?