“One of the things I find most appealing about the award-winning writer and poet Mary Karr is her forthright, almost brutal, honesty.”
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Pete Buttigieg on identity and faith in public life
This week on “The Spiritual Life,” Father James Martin speaks with former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about faith, fatherhood and his “Jesuit background.”
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What Father James Martin is still learning about the spiritual life
This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley are thrilled to speak with their friend and colleague Father James Martin about his new podcast, “The Spiritual Life with Fr. James Martin, S.J.”
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Whoopi Goldberg on God, authenticity and ‘acting the fool’
Father James Martin reflects on his conversation with actor and comedian Whoopi Goldberg about the importance of “laughing and dancing and and acting the fool” before God.
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Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe and the importance of friendship in the spiritual life
Father James Martin reflects on his conversation with Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., who, he says, “changed how I looked not only at friendship, but also, the church.”
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There’s only one thing left for Catholics to do: Pray for the conclave.
Do we really trust the Holy Spirit to guide the election of a pope? What does that trust feel like? Zac, Ashley, Sebastian and JD talk about praying through and for the conclave.
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Praying for the cardinal electors as the conclave begins
For these next days of waiting, first and foremost for the cardinals in conclave and then also for all of us: Come, Holy Spirit, bringing wisdom, discernment and patience.
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Cardinal John Dew: On feeling nervous before the conclave—and praying through it.
As the conclave draws near, I am becoming more nervous and apprehensive about what is ahead of us. But all I am asked to do is to trust in God.
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‘Adopt a Cardinal’ helps Catholics pray for the electors inside the conclave
The popular website, where people are randomly assigned a cardinal to pray for, has been revived for the 2025 conclave.
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At the conclave, politics and prayer come together. Is that a problem?
The cardinals have asked Catholics to pray for them and the conclave. What exactly should we be praying for? And should we be scandalized by the intermingling of politics and spirituality?