You don’t have to be an archeologist, philologist, historian or biblical scholar to appreciate the need to understand the historical milieu in which Jesus lived.
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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Review: Kathleen Norris on a sister’s love
Kathleen Norris’s profound new book ‘Rebecca Sue’ is a kind of double memoir of Norris’s sister, who had suffered from severe mental disabilities, as well of the author herself and her family.
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Anne Lamott on the names we use for God
In our conversation on “The Spiritual Life” podcast, Anne Lamott, one of my favorite spiritual writers, points out that sometimes even the names we use for God need to be refreshed. For some people, the word “God” carries a tremendous amount of baggage because of what they have been told about God.
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Interview: Richard Rohr and the Universal Christ
In our lively and wide-ranging conversation on “The Spiritual Life,” the spiritual master Richard Rohr, O.F.M., often makes mention of one of his most well-known phrases, the “Universal Christ.” But what does it mean?
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Sister Norma Pimentel and Father James Martin on the migrant question
Sister Norma, the executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, has experience seeing and being nourished by the faith of the migrants she has worked with for decades.
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Interview: Cardinal Nemet of Belgrade on faith and burnout
Very few of us are cardinals, but many of us have suffered, are suffering or will suffer from burnout. That’s why many of us will resonate with Cardinal Nemet’s practical advice: Surround yourself with people who love you (and will tell you when you need help), and then get professional help.
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Father James Martin: Lessons from mowing lawns, riding bikes and a fateful walk to school
Finding God in suburbia: An exclusive excerpt from the new book “Work in Progress”
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Sister Helen Prejean: You don’t know what spiritual seeds will turn into
I always like (well, love) talking to Helen Prejean, C.S.J., the anti-death penalty activist and author of Dead Man Walking. Something she said in our conversation on the latest episode of “The Spiritual Life” podcast brought me up short.
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How do I reset my spiritual life in the New Year?
In my conversation with Brother Paul Quenon, O.C.S.O., on the premiere of the second season of “The Spiritual Life” podcast, we tackled six questions we’ve gotten from listeners and viewers over the last year. We thought that having a Trappist and a Jesuit, given their different spiritual perspectives, address the same questions would make for […]
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Father James Martin: This Thanksgiving, don’t feast on despair
In difficult times, it is tempting to say, “Thankful for what?” But the message of the Resurrection is that hope is stronger than despair.