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The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.
FaithExamen
Did you ever wonder why Jesus was baptized? What sins did Jesus have to repent of? Nothing.
FaithFaith in Focus
The longer I live, the more I grow in awe of God’s creative activity and in reverence for God’s creation.
FaithExamen
The Wise Men came all that way to hear the good news. I’ll bet there are a lot of people in your life who would like to hear it too.
FaithExamen
Maybe this week you could pray to Joseph and ask him to help you respond to the call of the young man whom he helped to raise.
FaithExamen
Our deepest desires are God’s desires dwelling within us: desires for peace, for love, for hope, and, most of all for God. So this Advent, this season of desire, ask God to reveal to you your deepest desires.
FaithExamen
To carve out time for prayer in Advent, why not cut back on the craziness of Christmas preparations.
Politics & SocietyFaith
How did our country reach the point where we are tear-gassing mothers and children? One reason is because of the widespread myths about these brothers and sisters of ours.
FaithExamen
On the Feast of Christ the King one question to ask yourself this may be, “Who is in charge of my life?”
FaithExamen
This week why not take a little longer on the gratitude part of your Examen. You might just find that you, and everyone around you, is a little happier.
FaithExamen
How do you pray? Do you kneel? Sit? Lie down?