The Spiritual Life with Fr. James Martin, S.J.
The Spiritual Life with Fr. James Martin, S.J.
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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.
David Brooks is known as one of America’s leading public intellectuals, a longtime columnist for The New York Times and now a staff writer at The Atlantic. He joins James Martin, S.J., on “The Spiritual Life” podcast to share how he went from a mostly cultural Jew, to a “Jew-y” Christian in the land of faith.
Timeline:
0:00 Traveling to the land of faith
6:20 Our social and political problems are spiritual ones
10:04 Understanding the America’s religious revival
11:46 Religious but not yet spiritual
14:05 David’s movement to faith
19:05 Dorothy Day and St. Augustine influences
28:15 Unpacking David’s mystical experiences
34:35 A new frontier in the Christian faith
37:33 Three Jewish women that paid attention: Simone Weil, Edith Stein, Etty Hillesum
47:50 Audience Question: How do we maintain hope in bleak times?
Brooks is the bestselling author of several books including:
How to Know a Person: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/652822/how-to-know-a-person-by-david-brooks/
The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/217649/the-second-mountain-by-david-brooks/
The Road to Character:
https://www.acappellabooks.com/pages/books/343956/david-brooks/the-road-to-character
Bobos in Paradise
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Bobos-in-Paradise/David-Brooks/9780684853789
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