I remember an article I came across more than two decades ago written by a man, Dennis, about Father Mike, a popular local priest with whom he shared a decade-long friendship. Father Mike had died suddenly some months before, and...
In the latest episode of the Field Hospital podcast, Jeannie Gaffigan and I talk to Fr. James Martin about his ministry, the vision of Pope Francis, and the criticism and opposition he receives from Catholics within the Church. Within the...
Two days before Fr. James Martin, SJ, shared an image of the personal letter sent to him by Pope Francis, in which the pope offered Fr. Martin affirmation, guidance, and prayers for the upcoming Outreach LGBTQ Catholic Ministry Webinar, my...
For much of my life, I’ve dealt with a persistent unease about the sex into which I was born. This wasn’t something I asked for, although it also hasn’t made me as miserable as some might assume. My unease has...
The most recent controversy involving CNA’s reporting of a meeting between Fr. James Martin and Pope Francis illustrates well just how much Martin has become a lightning rod, in social media and beyond, for his advocacy for and on behalf...
On Tuesday, February 18, 2020, JD Flynn wrote an essay in First Things arguing that Father James Martin, an American Jesuit known for his ministry and pastoral outreach to the LGBT community, presents “a vision of the human person at...
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