Dear friends: I'm so happy to share this conversation with my friend Liza Colon-Zayas, whom you may know from her role as Tina in "The Bear," in which she shares her struggles with faith. On the latest episode of "The Spiritual Life." www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeNN...

Happy Mothers Day! Here is a reflection I wrote for the May edition of @giveusthisdaylp.bsky.social: The same thing happens every year on the Sunday of Mother’s Day. I wonder if I should offer, as some parishes do, a blessing for the mothers in the congregation.

One of the most time-consuming but ultimately rewarding parts of writing a book is recording the audio book. Believe it or not, it's a lot of work!

One year ago today, the Holy Spirit gave us the gift of Pope Leo XIV. Let us all pray today that the Holy Father will continue to be guided by that same Holy Spirit. Ad multos annos!

Delighted to share this conversation with Cardinal "Ambo" David of the Philippines on "The Spiritual Life." Cardinal Ambo talks about how to blend biblical scholarship with imagination in prayer (and why he doesn't like to be called "Your Eminence") www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnN-...

Can you help us minister to LGBTQ Catholics? outreach.faith/support-us/?...

Outreach is celebrating its fifth anniversary! Can you help us celebrate with a donation to help us continue our ministry? outreach.faith/support-us/?...

News: By including (and publishing) the testimonies of two LGBTQ Catholics in a Synod final report, the church has taken a significant step forward. outreach.faith/2026/05/vati...

New @commonwealmagazine.org podcast ep with two great guests: @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social on his book "Work in Progress," and our own @heidischlumpf.bsky.social with her assessment of the Leo-Trump relationship & the "conversion wave" www.commonwealmagazine.org/podcast/humb...

The writer and social commentator Andrew Sullivan @andrewsullivan.skystack.xyz shares his spiritual journey on the latest episode of "The Spiritual Life." www.americamagazine.org/thespiritual...

I was so happy to be invited to speak on the Commonweal Magazine podcast with Griffin Oleynick about my new book, "Work in Progress," about "humble work" and about humor. It was such a fun conversation, thanks to his great questions. www.commonwealmagazine.org/podcast/humb...

"James Martin on Daniel Berrigan: A Jesuit for the long haul" On the 10th anniversary of Dan's death. www.americamagazine.org/faith/2021/0...

"If you want to follow Jesus, you better look good on wood." Daniel Berrigan, SJ, died ten years ago today.

"Cardinal McElroy: Why the Catholic Church can and should judge the morality of the Iran war" www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-re...

Happy to share this conversation with Andrew Sullivan, the writer and editor on "The Spiritual Life." He shares his Catholic upbringing; his experiences as a Catholic gay man; the pain, fear and hope he saw during the AIDS crisis; and his lifelong spiritual journey. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeJW...

In case you heard this on "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" on NPR today, here's the playlist from "Work in Progress." These songs were the soundtrack to my summer jobs and the rest of my adolescence. Not the songs I think are cool today, but ones I actually listened to. open.spotify.com/playlist/1K9...

Happy to be a guest on "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" one of my favorite shows on @npr.org to talk about my new book "Work in Progress," why I like Pope Leo XIV so much, and play their "Not my job" game. Hope you enjoy! www.npr.org/2026/04/25/n...

Refleksja dla katolików w Polsce: Jezus i marginesy. To wstęp do polskiego wydania książki “Building a Bridge”, opublikowanego niedawno w Polsce przez wydawnictwo Więź outreach.faith/2026/04/refl...

On the first anniversary of his death: How Francis changed the lives of countless LGBTQ people—and mine outreach.faith/2025/04/pope...

Happy to share this wide-ranging conversation with Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, on the latest episode of "The Spiritual Life." We discuss Mass, confession, the Liturgy of the Hours, prayer and church leaders speaking up on political matters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtCz...

Thanks to Georgetown University's Campus Ministry, the Office of Mission and Ministry and Holy Trinity Parish, for inviting me to beautiful Dahlgren Chapel to speak about my book "Work in Progress." Thanks also to the students and parishioners who waited in line for a book. Hoya Saxa!

As Alessandro Gisotti of Vatican News wrote: "A Good Samaritan on the Chair of Peter." Pope Leo XIV visits St. Paul Hospital, in Douala, Cameroon, today.

The brilliant poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama on poetry, conflict resolution, and the Stations of the Cross. On the latest episode of The Spiritual Life podcast. youtu.be/XH6_eSGlqto?...

I doubt that Pope Leo XIV will lose any sleep over this, before he begins his pilgrimage to Africa tomorrow. But the rest of us should. Because it is unhinged, uncharitable and unchristian. Is there no bottom to this moral squalor?

Pope Leo XIV: "Even the holy Name of God, the God of life, is being dragged into discourses of death. A world of brothers and sisters with one heavenly Father vanishes, as in a nightmare, giving way to a reality populated by enemies"

Drodzy przyjaciele! Z radością ogłaszam, że moja książka poświęcona katolikom LGBTQ – „Building a Bridge” – została przetłumaczona na język polski i jest już dostępna w wydawnictwie Więź. wiez.pl/wydawnictwo/...

Delighted to share this fascinating interview on "The Spiritual Life," with James K. A. Smith, a scholar of St. Augustine, who speaks about the saint whose life and writings have profoundly influenced Pope Leo XIV. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6HQ...

Christ is risen! Happy Easter!

Pope Leo at the Stations of the Cross: "Every person in authority will have to answer to God for the way they exercise their power." Jesus says. "Whatever you do to another human being, especially to the small and vulnerable, you do unto me. And it is to me that you will one day give an account."

What my mom's death taught me about the Cross. www.americamagazine.org/faithinfocus...

For "Spy Wednesday," who was Judas Iscariot and why did he betray Jesus? A reflection on the facts behind history's most famous betrayal, which we read about in today's Gospel. www.americamagazine.org/faith/2006/0...

For the longest time I've been wanting to interview my friend Robert Ellsberg, editor of Orbis Books, on his friendship with Dorothy Day. So here he is on life with this Servant of God, on the Catholic Worker and on the saints. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLac...

Of all the passages I read aloud from my book “Work in Progress,” this one, about common activities for kids in the 1960s and 70s, which would horrify most parents today, gets the most reactions--laughs from older crowds, raised eyebrows from the younger crowds. www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...

Dear friends: Join us for the final meeting of our online book club discussing my book "Work in Progress" at 3 PM ET on my public Facebook page. We'll be talking about the final three chapters of the book. As ever, I'm looking forward to your insights and reactions!

Delighted to share this new interview with @katecbowler.bsky.social, Duke Divinity School professor, cancer survivor and author of "Everything Happens For a Reason (And Other Lies I've Loved)." We talk about how to face suffering in life and, also, how to find joy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7dG...

I was so happy to have this in-depth conversation on WNPR, Connecticut Public Radio, on the spiritual life, discerning God's call and my book "Work in Progress." www.ctpublic.org/show/where-w...

Dear friends: I didn't realize that my talk (and the 9:30 AM Mass this morning) at St Cecilia's Church in Boston, was going to be livestreamed, but they were. So ICYMI, here is my talk on "Work in Progress" last night, with a fun Q&A at the end. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWQB...

I was so happy to be invited to preach (on the Raising of Lazarus!) at the 9:30 AM Mass at St. Cecilia's Church in Boston, thanks to the pastor, Fr. John Unni. Thanks to everyone for their incredible welcome What a great parish! And thanks for this photo of today’s Mass!

Thanks to @harperonebooks.bsky.social I'm happy to share this beautiful, newly updated, website for "Work in Progress," which includes a free excerpt, a free audiobook sample and a link to a fun playlist with all the songs mentioned in the book. Enjoy! www.harpercollins.com/pages/jamesm...

Dear friends: Join us for our Friday gathering, which today will be a continuation of our book club, reading "Work in Progress." On my public Facebook page at 3 PM ET.

See you this Saturday (March 21) at St. Cecilia's Parish in Boston (Back Bay). I'll also be celebrating the 9:30 AM Sunday Mass there on the following day.

Dear friends: I've been sharing images from my new book "Work in Progress," about growing up in the 60s and 70s, so I thought I'd share one of the "resources" I used when writing it: a journal I was stunned to find. From the book... www.harpercollins.com/pages/jamesm...

Dear friends: Join us today for our Friday gathering when we will be discussing the next three chapters of "Work in Progress" as part of our book club.

Happy to share our newly updated video introduction to our ministry at Outreach which is part of America Media: youtube.com/watch?v=fv02ePQ-wDk&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Foutreach.faith%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE

Delighted to be on the AMDG podcast to talk about how some crazy summer jobs prepared me for life and life as a Jesuit. soundcloud.com/jesuitconfer...

Delighted to share this wide-ranging, honest and inspiring conversation with Gregory Maguire, the creator of "Wicked," about his Catholic faith and spiritual journey. On the latest episode of "The Spiritual Life" podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYyA...

God can work through anybody: Happy to be on the "Beyond the Habit" podcast with Sister Colleen Gibson and Sister Erin McDonald, talking about "Work in Progress." beyondthehabitpod.com/2026/02/24/g...

On the Jesuitical podcast at America Media reflecting on what being a busboy taught me about compassion. From my new book "Work in Progress" www.harpercollins.com/pages/jamesm...

Dear friends: I was so happy to be on the Jesuitical podcast at America Media to talk about my new book "Work in Progress," on the summer jobs that helped to shape me and taught me a great deal about life and about grace. www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3kn...

In case you still need some suggestions for Lent: Be kind. And three ways to do it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=90g8...