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Fr. James Martin, S.J.: The importance of posture in prayer

How do you pray? By that I don’t mean what kind of prayer do you do, but how do you pray physically? Do you kneel? Sit? Lie down? That’s something that’s often overlooked by spiritual writers but post... read more

Narcissistic prayer composed by LGBT activist Fr. James Martin sent to Catholics in mass mailing

“Loving God, you made ... “First, Fr. James Martin, SJ tried to get the Lepanto Institute banned from Facebook and twitter. Now, he’s spamming my mailbox,” commented Hichborn on his Facebook page. “Co... read more

Meeting on the Bridge: Fr. James Martin’s Ministry to LGBT Catholics Becomes a Book

That was not only before the election of the first Jesuit pope, but also before Fr. James Martin began appearing on The Colbert Report, and before his books on saints, spirituality and prayer ascended ... read more

James Martin SJ: Gravity in Face of MSNBC Condescension – UPDATED

Having read and followed the work Father James Martin, S.J. for a decade or more, I would be hard-pressed to identify a time when he was less than smiling and serene in his discussions on matters of f... read more

Joseph’s hidden life is so eloquent

The foster father of Jesus appears only briefly in the gospels, says Fr James Martin SJ, but he still inspires a life of service Like many saints whose ... “But when you give alms,” he says in the Gos... read more

Pope Francis Would Remove 'Lead Us Not Into Temptation' From the Lord's Prayer

He told Italy's TV2000 that "do ... Prayer," aka the "Our Father." He's just proposing a more accurate translation from the original Greek. Jesus most likely taught it in Aramaic (less likely: Hebrew) ... read more

Abortion still at issue in several midterm races

A Baptist theologian, Dr. Albert Mohler, has claimed that Fr. James Martin ... to a passage in Martin’s book, which suggests replacing the theological term “disordered” with the phrase “differently or... read more

Courage apostolate preaches chastity to homosexual Catholics at national conference

In an interview with Crux, Father Philip Bochanski, executive director of Courage International ... Jesuit Father James Martin argues the Church should do more to reach out to gay Catholics, including ... read more

Mother Teresa and Sainthood

REV. JAMES MARTIN, SJ (Author of My Life with the Saints): I was shocked. Of all people you would say Mother Teresa obviously has an intimate relationship with God in her prayer ... one single woman, ... read more

My Take: What it means for one of my brothers to become pope

Editor's Note: Father James Martin ... do, participated in the Spiritual Exercises, the monthlong silent retreat that focuses on the life of Jesus Christ. The Exercises call on you to use your imagina... read more

Philip Seymour Hoffman: The Actor, The Philosopher, The Master, The Wrestler

And it’s plain to see that Hoffman was fighting a terrible battle behind closed doors, while audiences enjoyed what he could do ... you read anything about Philip Seymour Hoffman this week, read this, ... read more

Jesus and Resurrection

Read an excerpt from Jesus: A Pilgrimage by James Martin, SJ KIM LAWTON ... But he has to pray three times before he comes to understand that this seems to be what the Father is asking of him. And int... read more