Jesuit priest, editor at large of America Media, founder of Outreach, consultor for the Dicastery for Communication, author of "Come Forth." https://linktr.ee/jamesmartinsjhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mtzboodw4k2iDolly Parton and holiness. https://frjamesmartin.substack.com/p/let-us-now-praise-holy-women?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=66hrf26 Aug 2026 21:29 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzboodw4k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mtygkaqx5k2sYou're invited: God willing, I'll be at @notredame.bsky.social for a conference for a few days and will be having two public events: one a lecture this Friday, the other a book talk next Wednesday. See you then!26 Aug 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtygkaqx5k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mtwjxsyxbs2mRIP Dolly Parton, a woman of deep faith: As her family said in a statement, "Dolly lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus." I greatly admired her during her long and successful career, not only for her abundant talent (and humor), and her deep Christian faith...25 Aug 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwjxsyxbs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3msecwjvpkk2eA quietly powerful, even historic, article on the largely hidden lives of LGBTQ Catholics in China. https://outreach.faith/2026/08/the-hidden-stories-of-chinas-lgbtq-catholics/05 Aug 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3msecwjvpkk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3msdqbiu2cs22Liebe Freunde, ich freue mich, die Veröffentlichung der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe meines Buches über das Gebet im liturgischen Jahr „In allen Jahreszeiten, für alle Gelegenheiten | Wege, mit Gott ins Gespräch zu kommen“ bekannt zu geben. Vielen Dank an Essencio! https://www.essencio.at/b%C3%BCcher/in-allen-jahreszeiten05 Aug 2026 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdqbiu2cs22https://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3msb66uc3322tHere's a new excerpt (with some groovy 70s music added) from the audiobook version of "Work in Progress." (Also, 40% off during @Audible’s sale for Premium Plus Members, until 8/10. https://www.audible.com/ep/audiobook-deals) For everyone else, here you go: https://www.amazon.com/Work-Progress-Confessions-dishwasher-corporate/dp/B0F863CWVV/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_004 Aug 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3msb66uc3322thttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3ms745iwk3c2dDelighted to be on the Brian Lehrer show on @wnyc.org to talk about my memoir "Work in Progress," what I learned from my summer jobs, the Catholic Church and the journey to the priesthood. https://wnyc.org/browse/shows/episode/simplecast/bdb69435-c9a7-4171-94c9-0ee05983da6303 Aug 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms745iwk3c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mrztadna322wMy Dad, the Sports Fan. This new excerpt from “Work in Progress” is from Chapter Three, “How to Avoid Getting Struck by Lightning When Standing Next to a Bag of Metal Poles,” which recounts my time as a golf caddy in the summer of 1977. https://frjamesmartin.substack.com/p/my-dad-the-sports-fan01 Aug 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrztadna322whttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mrwx6xu4wc2hHappy Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola, Founder of the Society of Jesus! May you always find God in all things.31 Jul 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrwx6xu4wc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mrs7sxo64c2gOn his Feast Day, along with his sisters Martha and Mary, what the story of Lazarus can teach us about experiencing new life from God. From "Come Forth" https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/08/17/james-martin-come-forth-lazarus-245871/29 Jul 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrs7sxo64c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mrkjfrzk5k2w"How to Pop Corn for Ten Hours and Not Lose Your Mind" On my new Substack account (free!) https://open.substack.com/pub/frjamesmartin/p/how-to-pop-corn-for-ten-hours-and?r=66hrf&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer26 Jul 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkjfrzk5k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mrj3ogmy5k2m"How to Pop Corn for Ten Hours and Not Lose Your Mind": A summertime excerpt from "Work in Progress." On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1600238434795577&set=a.26931308122145926 Jul 2026 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrj3ogmy5k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mrapferfms2nShould (celibate) gay men be ordained priests? My reflection on a recent paper from the McGrath Institute for Church Life at Notre Dame: https://outreach.faith/2026/07/should-celibate-gay-men-be-ordained-priests/22 Jul 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrapferfms2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mrapferfms2nShould (celibate) gay men be ordained priests? My reflection on a recent paper from the McGrath Institute for Church Life at Notre Dame: https://outreach.faith/2026/07/should-celibate-gay-men-be-ordained-priests/22 Jul 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrapferfms2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mraew6hkek26Happy Feast of St. Mary Magdalene! Remember that in the time between when the Risen Christ appeared to her at the Tomb, and when she announced the news of the Resurrection to the disciples, Mary Madgalene was, in a sense, the church on earth.22 Jul 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraew6hkek26https://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mqfmilgkzk2jJohnny Boy, Red Crabs and Going "Down the Shore." A summertime excerpt from "Work in Progress." https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1588772355942185&set=a.26931308122145911 Jul 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqfmilgkzk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mpqkxddum22350 years ago this weekend, during our nation's rather exciting Bicentennial, I learned an important life lesson, as a 15 year old busboy/dishwasher. "How the Bicentennial Wagon Train Almost Got Me Fired," from my book "Work in Progress." https://www.americamagazine.org/faithinfocus/2026/06/18/bicentennial-wagon-train-almost-got-me-fired/03 Jul 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqkxddum223https://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mpjbbpbh2c2cFr. Greg Boyle, SJ, founder of @HomeboyInd, is our guest for the final episode of the second season of "The Spiritual Life." It's a beautiful conversation with a holy man. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwR0PzZiVds30 Jun 2026 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpjbbpbh2c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mphdn2tcdk2pThe Jesuit Curia @JesuitsGlobal asked me for my memories of my encounters with Pope Francis as part of their series "Pope Francis: In memoriam." https://www.jesuits.global/pope-francis/james-martin-sj/29 Jun 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mphdn2tcdk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mpeiiytznc2dWhat does it mean to be an LGBTQ Catholic? It means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. https://outreach.faith/2026/06/what-does-it-mean-to-be-an-lgbtq-catholic/28 Jun 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpeiiytznc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mp4zvhjbys26Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington, offers words of welcome and comfort to LGBTQ Catholics at the Outreach conference at Georgetown University last weekend. For many it was the most powerful part of the weekend.25 Jun 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4zvhjbys26https://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mp234jupdk2zBeautiful photo of Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington, celebrating Mass for the Outreach 2026 conference at Georgetown this weekend. His warm and gracious homily, addressed to LGBTQ Catholics, is posted here: https://outreach.faith/2026/06/cardinal-robert-mcelroy-to-lgbtq-catholics-mercy-redemption-and-holiness/24 Jun 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp234jupdk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3moxj62pkn226Dear friends: I was delighted to welcome the comedian Hasan Minhaj on "The Spiritual Life" to talk about his Muslim faith, about prayer, about interfaith dialogue and about laughter. Listen in particular to his answer about what "image" he has of God when he prays. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTgJs7MepZM23 Jun 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxj62pkn226https://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mov5ghv4zs24As the wonderful Outreach 2026 weekend ends, we want to say a special thanks to our two keynoters, Kerry Robinson and James F. Keenan, SJ; and the presider at our Sunday Vigil Mass, Cardinal Robert McElroy.22 Jun 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mov5ghv4zs24https://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mot4slbrxk2pNews: Cardinal Robert McElroy's moving homily at the Outreach 2026 conference for LGBTQ Catholics: "[T]he concrete situations in which people find themselves are constitutive dimensions of how doctrine should be formed in the light of the kerygma." https://outreach.faith/2026/06/cardinal-robert-mcelroy-to-lgbtq-catholics-mercy-redemption-and-holiness/21 Jun 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mot4slbrxk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3morao635pk2iNews: Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington, celebrated Mass for 500 participants (some pictured here) at the Outreach conference for LGBTQ Catholics at Georgetown today. We will post his homily, which moved many in the congregation to tears, later. We are so grateful to His Eminence.21 Jun 2026 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3morao635pk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3monlz7oxlc2gHow the Bicentennial wagon train almost got me fired. Mishaps and lessons learned from my first "real" job in the Summer of '76. An excerpt from "Work in Progress" just published at America Media. https://www.americamagazine.org/faithinfocus/2026/06/18/bicentennial-wagon-train-almost-got-me-fired/19 Jun 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3monlz7oxlc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mon7byb6z226Grateful for the messages of welcome and support for the Outreach 2026 LGBTQ Catholic ministry conference, from Cardinal Robert McElroy, Cardinal Blase Cupich and incoming Georgetown President Eduardo Peñalver.19 Jun 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mon7byb6z226https://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3mokvmonfmk27Outreach 2026 begins tomorrow at @georgetownuni.bsky.social with over 450 people gathering to pray, build community and discuss ministry with LGBTQ Catholics. We're honored to have Cardinal McElroy celebrating Mass for us. Please pray for us! More here: https://outreach.faith/conference-outreach-2026/18 Jun 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokvmonfmk27https://bsky.app/profile/jamesmartinsj.bsky.social/post/3moj3quomcc2uSojourners asked me to write a prayer for our nation's 250th anniversary.17 Jun 2026 19:54 +0000at://did:plc:eptsbbc2augpscrasgwco2kd/app.bsky.feed.post/3moj3quomcc2u