I tend to get angry when I encounter acrimony and incivility in discourse among Catholics. Fr. Jim Martin, who has seen more of it than I have, has a healthier response. He laughs at it. No matter what you write, there are Catholics ready to take immediate offense, to explode in righteous anger, to threaten to [...]
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Many people want to know, and it’s not an easy question to answer. Here are some things that help. The late David Fleming, SJ, wrote an excellent small book by that title. We have a whole section of this website devoted to it. I like this “top ten” list by Paul Campbell, SJ. Jim Martin, [...]
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Fr. Jim Martin stops by the Colbert Report to promote his new book, Between Heaven and Mirth. Laughter ensues. (Click here if you can’t see the video.) The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive
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A couple of Jesuit editors have noted that the death of Steve Jobs elicited emotion akin to the to the feelings religious believers have for saints. Jim Martin, SJ, author of My Life with the Saints, draws seven parallels between Jobs’ life and those of saints. One of them: He was the object of a [...]
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Jesuit jokes stand out in the realm of religious humor, so it’s no surprise that a new book on holy mirth is written by a Jesuit. He’s Fr. Jim Martin, and his new book is Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor, and Laughter Are at the Heart of the Spiritual Life. There are lots [...]
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Today is July 1, the first day of our celebration of 31 Days with St. Ignatius at IgnatianSpirituality.com. Go to our calendar and click on the link for today. The long July 4th weekend begins today for US readers. Follow the calendar if you can. If you can’t, catch up on Tuesday. If you’re moved [...]
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The CatholicTV website is offering 10 short videos about prayer featuring Fr. Jim Martin, SJ. He talks about centering prayer, nature prayer, the rosary, eucharistic adoration and other ways of praying. You’ll find all 10 videos here. This is his piece on the examen. (If you can’t see the video, click here.)
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Loyola Productions has made a DVD featuring Fr. Jim Martin, SJ, talking about twelve of his favorite saints. It’s based, of course, Jim’s best-selling book My Life with the Saints. Here’s the segment on St. Thérèse of Lisieux. Click here if you can’t see the video.
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Writing in the Huffington Post, Fr. Jim Martin’s literal climb up a scaffolding in an old church becomes a powerful metaphor for the climb up the ladder of sanctity. Each rung is one of the beatitudes: That’s the climb the saints made. Each of those beatitudes is a rung on the ladder. The first and [...]
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One day at Loyola Press I was given a manuscript to read and asked to give an opinion. Nothing unusual about that — but I was completely enthralled. (Now that’s unusual.) I read the whole thing in about three hours. It was one of the most artfully written, interesting, and entertaining manuscripts I’d ever read. [...]
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