The Spiritual Life with Fr. James Martin, S.J.
The Spiritual Life with Fr. James Martin, S.J.
Podcast Description
What is prayer and how can we pray? How do I know if God is responding to my prayers? What does it mean to live a spiritual life? “The Spiritual Life with Fr. James Martin, S.J.,” focuses on how people experience God in their prayer and their daily lives. The show combines practical wisdom with deep reflections from spiritual masters and well-known seekers, all tracing the mystery of God’s activity in their own lives. You can visit the show's webpage at www.americamagazine.org/thespirituallife.
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The show explores themes of prayer, spirituality, and personal faith journeys, with episodes featuring insights on Catholic teachings and the influence of notable figures, such as Whoopi Goldberg's evolving faith and Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe's perspectives on Dominican spirituality.
What is prayer and how can we pray? How do I know if God is responding to my prayers? What does it mean to live a spiritual life? “The Spiritual Life with Fr. James Martin, S.J.,” focuses on how people experience God in their prayer and their daily lives. The show combines practical wisdom with deep reflections from spiritual masters and well-known seekers, all tracing the mystery of God’s activity in their own lives. You can visit the show’s webpage at www.americamagazine.org/thespirituallife.
Long before he wrote “Wicked” Gregory Maguire has been weaving careful attention into his artistic pursuits and his prayer. He joins host James Martin, S.J. on “The Spiritual Life” podcast to talk about his spiritual journey, from a Catholic orphanage and formative education with religious sisters who helped him draw his first picture of God, to his current practice of seeing Jesus’ face on the margins.
Timecodes
0:00 Introducing Gregory Maguire, author of “Wicked”
5:04 The tragic circumstances surrounding Gregory’s birth
11:42 Gregory’s first image of God
17: 45 Discerning the shape of his own ministry
25:42 The art of paying attention + studying people’s faces
35:55 Are there Christ-figures in “Wicked”?
40:40 The experience of being gay and marginalized
42:50 Audience Question: What advice would you give to a young, gay, Catholic striving to live authentically?
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