James Martin, SJ
@jamesmartinsj.bsky.social
Jesuit priest, editor at large of America Media, founder of Outreach, consultor for the Dicastery for Communication, author of "Come Forth."
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Happy Feast of the Saints and Blessed of the Society of Jesus! May they pray for you and be your models of Christian life. AMDG.
Image: Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York.
Image: Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York.
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Happy Feast of the Saints and Blessed of the Society of Jesus! May they pray for you and be your models of Christian life. AMDG.
Image: Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York.
Image: Church of St. Ignatius Loyola in New York.
News: Pope Leo XIV to the Jesuits: "The Church needs you at the frontiers -- whether they be geographical, cultural, intellectual or spiritual. These are places of risk, where familiar maps are no longer sufficient." www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
October 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
News: Pope Leo XIV to the Jesuits: "The Church needs you at the frontiers -- whether they be geographical, cultural, intellectual or spiritual. These are places of risk, where familiar maps are no longer sufficient." www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
Dear friends: "Dilexi te" is Pope Leo's rich meditation on the call from both Jesus and the church over the ages to love and care for the poor. It's an invitation to prayer and action. Take time and read it for yourself and bring it to prayer. www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
October 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Dear friends: "Dilexi te" is Pope Leo's rich meditation on the call from both Jesus and the church over the ages to love and care for the poor. It's an invitation to prayer and action. Take time and read it for yourself and bring it to prayer. www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
"The fact that some dismiss or ridicule charitable works, as if they were an obsession on the part of a few and not the burning heart of the Church’s mission, convinces me of the need to go back and re-read the Gospel, lest we risk replacing it with the wisdom of this world.”
Leo XIV in "Dilexi te"
Leo XIV in "Dilexi te"
October 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"The fact that some dismiss or ridicule charitable works, as if they were an obsession on the part of a few and not the burning heart of the Church’s mission, convinces me of the need to go back and re-read the Gospel, lest we risk replacing it with the wisdom of this world.”
Leo XIV in "Dilexi te"
Leo XIV in "Dilexi te"
Pope Leo XIV: "I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor."
"Dilexi te"
"Dilexi te"
October 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Pope Leo XIV: "I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor."
"Dilexi te"
"Dilexi te"
Pope Leo XIV today: "Brothers and sisters, those boats which hope to catch sight of a safe port, and those eyes filled with anguish and hope seeking to reach the shore, cannot and must not find the coldness of indifference or the stigma of discrimination!"
October 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Pope Leo XIV today: "Brothers and sisters, those boats which hope to catch sight of a safe port, and those eyes filled with anguish and hope seeking to reach the shore, cannot and must not find the coldness of indifference or the stigma of discrimination!"
Today, on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Leo XIV signed his first apostolic exhortation, "Dilexit te" (He loved you), which will be released on Oct. 9. According to reports, this document was begun under the pontificate of Pope Francis and focuses on the poor.
October 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Today, on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Leo XIV signed his first apostolic exhortation, "Dilexit te" (He loved you), which will be released on Oct. 9. According to reports, this document was begun under the pontificate of Pope Francis and focuses on the poor.
Happy Feast of St. Therese of Lisieux, the Carmelite nun known as the "Little Flower." Here's a meditation on my favorite saint--and maybe yours too.
www.americamagazine.org/faith/2010/1...
www.americamagazine.org/faith/2010/1...
October 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Happy Feast of St. Therese of Lisieux, the Carmelite nun known as the "Little Flower." Here's a meditation on my favorite saint--and maybe yours too.
www.americamagazine.org/faith/2010/1...
www.americamagazine.org/faith/2010/1...
Cardinal Robert McElroy at the Mass for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees: “We are witnessing an unprecedented assault on our nation…this assault is intended to make life miserable for undocumented migrants…our government is engaged in a comprehensive campaign of fear at its core.”
September 29, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Cardinal Robert McElroy at the Mass for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees: “We are witnessing an unprecedented assault on our nation…this assault is intended to make life miserable for undocumented migrants…our government is engaged in a comprehensive campaign of fear at its core.”
Now available as an audiobook! Read by the author. I hope that this little book helps your prayer!
www.audible.com/pd/In-All-Se...
www.audible.com/pd/In-All-Se...
September 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Now available as an audiobook! Read by the author. I hope that this little book helps your prayer!
www.audible.com/pd/In-All-Se...
www.audible.com/pd/In-All-Se...
An immense, standing-room-only crowd of perhaps 1,200 people at the Prayer Service for LGBTQ Catholics at the Church of the Gesù in Rome tonight! We gathered in preparation for tomorrow's Mass at the Gesù and procession through the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica.
Photo: Tiziano Fani Braga
Photo: Tiziano Fani Braga
September 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
An immense, standing-room-only crowd of perhaps 1,200 people at the Prayer Service for LGBTQ Catholics at the Church of the Gesù in Rome tonight! We gathered in preparation for tomorrow's Mass at the Gesù and procession through the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica.
Photo: Tiziano Fani Braga
Photo: Tiziano Fani Braga
35 years ago today, I professed my First Vows as a Jesuit, poverty, chastity and obedience, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Boston, along with my novice classmate Bill Campbell, SJ. I try my best to live those vows as fully as I can. And I thank God every day for my Jesuit vocation.
August 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
35 years ago today, I professed my First Vows as a Jesuit, poverty, chastity and obedience, at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Boston, along with my novice classmate Bill Campbell, SJ. I try my best to live those vows as fully as I can. And I thank God every day for my Jesuit vocation.
Dear friends: Today is the publication date for my new book, "In All Seasons, For All Reasons," Vol. 2 from @litpress.bsky.social I hope this little book (very reasonably priced) helps draw you closer to God in prayer. litpress.org/Products/018...
August 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Dear friends: Today is the publication date for my new book, "In All Seasons, For All Reasons," Vol. 2 from @litpress.bsky.social I hope this little book (very reasonably priced) helps draw you closer to God in prayer. litpress.org/Products/018...
I was so honored to speak this morning in Atlanta, Georgia, at the annual conference of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), the umbrella organization for many Congregations of Catholic Sisters in the US.
August 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I was so honored to speak this morning in Atlanta, Georgia, at the annual conference of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), the umbrella organization for many Congregations of Catholic Sisters in the US.
Martin Scorsese on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola and imaginative prayer.
You can find our conversation on YouTube, Spotify and Apple podcasts here: www.americamagazine.org/thespiritual...
You can find our conversation on YouTube, Spotify and Apple podcasts here: www.americamagazine.org/thespiritual...
August 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Martin Scorsese on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola and imaginative prayer.
You can find our conversation on YouTube, Spotify and Apple podcasts here: www.americamagazine.org/thespiritual...
You can find our conversation on YouTube, Spotify and Apple podcasts here: www.americamagazine.org/thespiritual...
"There's more to life than a little money." What Marge Gunderson of "Fargo" and Jesus's Parable of the Rich Fool have in common. There's enough and then there's too much. A meditation on today's powerful Gospel:
outreach.faith/2025/08/ther...
outreach.faith/2025/08/ther...
August 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"There's more to life than a little money." What Marge Gunderson of "Fargo" and Jesus's Parable of the Rich Fool have in common. There's enough and then there's too much. A meditation on today's powerful Gospel:
outreach.faith/2025/08/ther...
outreach.faith/2025/08/ther...
Happy Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus! May you find God in all things!
July 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Happy Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus! May you find God in all things!
Sister Joyce Rupp, OSM, the well-known spiritual writer on the upside of aging. Listen to all of Sister Joyce's wisdom on the latest episode of "The Spiritual Life," now available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple podcasts:
www.americamagazine.org/thespiritual...
www.americamagazine.org/thespiritual...
July 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Sister Joyce Rupp, OSM, the well-known spiritual writer on the upside of aging. Listen to all of Sister Joyce's wisdom on the latest episode of "The Spiritual Life," now available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple podcasts:
www.americamagazine.org/thespiritual...
www.americamagazine.org/thespiritual...
Re: the idea that empathy or compassion is bad or even "toxic," a belief held even by some Christians today.
There is problem with that belief, and that problem comes from Jesus himself....
There is problem with that belief, and that problem comes from Jesus himself....
July 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Re: the idea that empathy or compassion is bad or even "toxic," a belief held even by some Christians today.
There is problem with that belief, and that problem comes from Jesus himself....
There is problem with that belief, and that problem comes from Jesus himself....
Dear friends: Yesterday I received the first (lovely!) copies of "In All Seasons, For All Reasons," Vol. 2. It's a short book that offers practical guidance on prayer and the spiritual life in general. Link here:
litpress.org/Products/018...
litpress.org/Products/018...
July 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Dear friends: Yesterday I received the first (lovely!) copies of "In All Seasons, For All Reasons," Vol. 2. It's a short book that offers practical guidance on prayer and the spiritual life in general. Link here:
litpress.org/Products/018...
litpress.org/Products/018...
Also, audio (read by me): www.amazon.com/Come-Forth-P...
July 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Also, audio (read by me): www.amazon.com/Come-Forth-P...
Dear friends: I just received word that "Come Forth: The Promise of Jesus's Greatest Miracle," a "deep dive" into the Raising of Lazarus, has been selected for an e-book and audiobook Prime Day Deal. Very reasonable prices for those on limited incomes.
E-book www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1DSFWJ...
E-book www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1DSFWJ...
July 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Dear friends: I just received word that "Come Forth: The Promise of Jesus's Greatest Miracle," a "deep dive" into the Raising of Lazarus, has been selected for an e-book and audiobook Prime Day Deal. Very reasonable prices for those on limited incomes.
E-book www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1DSFWJ...
E-book www.amazon.com/dp/B0B1DSFWJ...
Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.
July 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.
A new excerpt from our conversation with @petebuttigieg.bsky.social on "The Spiritual Life," a new podcast available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple podcasts and anywhere you listen to podcasts. More info here: www.americamagazine.org/thespiritual...
June 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A new excerpt from our conversation with @petebuttigieg.bsky.social on "The Spiritual Life," a new podcast available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple podcasts and anywhere you listen to podcasts. More info here: www.americamagazine.org/thespiritual...
Dear friends: Today is one of the most beautiful feasts (a solemnity, in fact) of the entire liturgical year, and an even more special day this year. It's the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus...
June 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Dear friends: Today is one of the most beautiful feasts (a solemnity, in fact) of the entire liturgical year, and an even more special day this year. It's the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus...