The Spiritual Life with Fr. James Martin, S.J.

• Martin Scorsese on the priest who changed his life—and his films

  Academy-Award winning filmmaker, Martin Scorsese, joins James Martin, S.J. to talk about: Scorsese’s Catholic childhood against the backdrop of the mean, mafia-run streets of the Lower East Side, NYC, and the priest who guided him through it. How spiritual themes naturally emerged in his acclaimed films. Scorsese’s experience doing the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius and how they affected his personal relationship to Jesus. Link to Fr. Jim’s spiritual advice article on this episode: Coming Soon. Do you have a spiritual question for Fr. Jim? You can write to us at:  [email protected] Become a subscriber today at Americamagazine.org/subscribe

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• How spiritual writer Sr. Joyce Rupp finds joy and freedom in getting older

  The long-beloved spiritual writer Sr. Joyce Rupp, O.S.M. joins Fr. James Martin, S.J. to "The Spiritual Life” podcast. They talk about: - How to face the challenges of aging without harboring anger and bitterness - The opportunities for interior freedom and delight that come with age - How grief and loss changed the way Joyce prays  Some of our favorite books from Sr. Joyce Rupp’s: Vessels of Love: Poems and Prayers for the Later Years of Life Praying Our Goodbyes: A Spiritual Companion Through Life’s Losses and Sorrows Fragments of Your Ancient Name: 365 Glimpses of the Divine for Daily Meditation Link to Fr. Jim’s spiritual advice article on this episode: https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2025/02/13/review-james-martin-aging-rupp-schultz-junger-249872 Do you have a spiritual question for Fr. Jim? You can write to us at:  [email protected] Become a subscriber today at Americamagazine.org/subscribe

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• A Caribbean archbishop on spiritual darkness, gang mediation and nurturing an "adult faith"

  Archbishop Charles Jason Gordon of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, discusses his journey of faith, from his Catholic upbringing in the Caribbean to his experiences with the charismatic renewal and his challenging call to the priesthood. Together with Father James Martin he discusses: - How to answer a call from God - Paying attention and staying committed during periods of intense spiritual darkness - How working in gang mediation and serving the poor shaped his spiritual life Read Father Jim’s spiritual advice for this episode: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/07/22/father-james-martin-desolation-spiritual-life-251166 Do you have a spiritual question for Father Jim? You can write to us at: [email protected] Become a subscriber today at: https://www.americamagazine.org/subscribe

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• Anthea Butler on intellectual Catholicism, evangelicalism and why the ‘prosperity gospel’ persists

  “Spiritualizing” something usually makes it less concrete, less “real.” Not for Anthea Butler, the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought at the University of Pennsylvania. In this episode of “The Spiritual Life with Fr. James Martin, S.J.,” Anthea shares her journey from Catholicism to Pentecostalism and back to Catholicism, crediting the Catholic Church’s rich intellectual tradition and dedication to working with the poor and marginalized. They discuss: - Anthea’s Black Catholic heritage in Louisiana and Texas - The great, yet relatively unknown, Catholic intellectual tradition - How evangelical theology seeps into the Catholic Church in the United States - Spirituality lived through action on behalf of the poor Link to Father Jim’s spiritual advice article on this episode: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/07/15/anthea-butler-james-martin-spiritual-life-251125 Do you have a spiritual question for Father Jim? You can write to us at:  [email protected] Become a subscriber today at Americamagazine.org/subscribe

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• Stephen Colbert on meeting the pope, being Catholic and the spirituality of humor

  Stephen Colbert joins host Jim Martin, S.J., on “The Spiritual Life”! Colbert is well-known for his satirical comedy on The Colbert Report and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.  The conversation dives into: - The personal tragedy that marked Colbert’s boyhood- losing his father and two brothers in a plane crash – and how his mother’s faith helped shape his spiritual perspective. - The atheism that plagued his college years and what brought Colbert back to his Catholic faith. - The interplay between Colbert’s Catholicism and his comedy Read Fr. Jim’s spiritual advice article on this episode, or visit this link: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/07/08/stephen-colbert-james-martin-spiritual-life-251084 Do you have a spiritual question for Fr. Jim? You can write to us at:  [email protected] Become a subscriber today at Americamagazine.org/subscribe

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