In 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? In 1997, he returned to the question with a new group of interlocutors.
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, Scripture Reflections
What does it mean to say Jesus was fully human and fully divine? Today’s Gospel gives us a clue.
A Reflection for Wednesday of the Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time, by James Martin, S.J.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
The real point of the Good Samaritan parable
A Reflection for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by James Martin, S.J.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
Funeral Mass homily for Father Drew Christiansen: a Jesuit who knew nothing is impossible with God
This Funeral Mass homily was delivered by James Martin, S.J., at Holy Trinity Church in Washington, D.C., on April 20, 2022.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
R.I.P. Drew Christiansen, S.J., superb scholar, wise boss, kind friend
Drew Christiansen, S.J., who died today at the Jesuit community in Georgetown University, where he lived, was a soft-spoken scholar who took on one of the most difficult jobs ever faced by an American Jesuit.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
No, ‘the Jews’ did not kill Jesus
A Reflection for the Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent, by James Martin, S.J.
Posted inFaith, Speeches
James Martin, S.J.: Four lessons from my Jesuit ministry of walking with the excluded
James Martin, S.J., shares the lessons he learned as a young Jesuit about accompaniment.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Can you really hate the sin and love the sinner?
The problem with this seemingly compassionate dictum is that today it is applied almost exclusively to one group: L.G.B.T.Q. people.
Posted inFaith, Lent Reflections
Ash Wednesday: What can you do this Lent to ‘return to the Lord’?
A reflection for Ash Wednesday from James Martin, S.J.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Praying for peace in Ukraine—even when it feels useless
What do my prayers for Ukraine achieve? Is this about convincing God to intervene or softening my own heart so I can suffer with my Ukrainian brothers and sisters?