Voices

The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.
FaithFaith in Focus
How do we communicate what it was like to live that day to people who were not yet born?
FaithFaith and Reason
These statistics should be enough to make us want to undergo a metanoia, a change of mind and heart, and make us ask why our church is not only not a welcoming place to L.G.B.T.Q. people, but actively unwelcoming.
FaithShort Take
Father James Martin analyzes Pope Francis’ new decree.
Arts & CultureTelevision
James Martin S.J.'s 1994 review of ‘Friends,’ published when it first aired.
FaithLast Take
Dan may have been a “radical,” but he was also a man committed to his Jesuit vows.
FaithLent Reflections
Suffering is never the end in the Christian worldview and, more importantly, the Christian experience.
FaithFaith in Focus
The mystery of the Triune God goes beyond the confines of sex or gender.
FaithFaith in Focus
Honesty means sharing things you might consider inappropriate for conversation with God.
FaithLent Reflections
Metanoia is deeper than repentance. It’s a wholesale turning around, a re-orientation of everything.
FaithFaith in Focus
Many if not most single people may struggle with how to celebrate Valentine’s Day, if they choose to do so at all.