{"id":4268,"date":"2008-06-02T21:53:17","date_gmt":"2008-06-03T02:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theanchoressonline.com\/?p=4268"},"modified":"2017-03-16T22:46:56","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T22:46:56","slug":"chatting-saints-more-w-fr-james-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/theanchoress\/2008\/06\/02\/chatting-saints-more-w-fr-james-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"Chatting Saints & More w\/ Fr. James Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

As they say in the press release<\/a>, \u201cIt\u2019s not uncommon to find Fr. Martin on the Colbert Report<\/a>, CNN, The New York Times editorial page, or advising a theater cast<\/a>. Why? As Fr. Martin says, \u2018being a Jesuit has helped me to find God in all things and to experience Jesus as my friend. And so my vocation as a Jesuit is one of the greatest gifts I\u2019ve ever received from God.'\u201d<\/p>\n

Somehow, through my blog, I have been fortunately enough to have become friends with Fr. Martin -he even blurbed my book<\/a> \u2013 who, in addition to being a joyful and faithful priest (and how we appreciate them, don\u2019t we?) is a whale of a writer, with an honest, open voice, a charitable outlook and a prolific pen. He has written several of my favorite books of the last decade, including Becoming Who You Are: Insights on the True Self from Thomas Merton and Other Saints<\/em><\/a> (which is an excellent book for everyone wondering whether they\u2019re doing what they\u2019re born to do, but especially for young people just out of highschool or college, or for anyone discerning a religious vocation) and A Jesuit Off-Broadway<\/em><\/a>, an entertaining read which chronicles his spiritual adventures as he acts as a consultant for a troop of atheist, agnostic, Buddhist<\/a> and otherwise-not-Catholic actors working on a piece about Jesus and Judas.<\/p>\n

His most successful book \u2013 and by far my personal favorite \u2013 is the Christopher Award winning My Life With the Saints<\/em><\/a>, which some reviewers called the best autobiographical Catholic book since The Seven Storey Mountain<\/em>, with good reason.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve talked about<\/a> My Life With the Saints<\/em> several times, and as the paperback edition is being released (just in time for excellent summer reading), Fr. Martin is visiting with several blogs this week, and giving readers a chance to chat with him about any of his books, or about issues of faith, things Jesuitical, whatever. Anyone who chats with him will be entered into a little drawing for an autographed copy of the book (I don\u2019t even have that!). I\u2019m late getting this up, so you\u2019ve missed the chance to talk to him at Some Have Hats<\/a>, but Fr. Martin will be popping in at these blogs this week:<\/p>\n

\nTuesday, June 3 \u2013 A Nun\u2019s Life<\/a>
\nWednesday, June 4 \u2013 Dawn Eden<\/a>
\nThursday, June 5 \u2013 The Anchoress<\/a>
\nFriday, June 6 \u2013 Happy Catholic<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To give you a sense of the book, and also something to talk to Fr. Martin about, I have reprinted (with permission) Chapter 7 \u2013 on Lourdes and Bernadette Soubirous<\/a>, which I think anyone would enjoy. From now until June 8, you will be able to order My Life With the Saints<\/em> at a 35% discount. Mention marketing code 2683 when ordering it either online at www.loyolabooks.com\/martin<\/a> or calling 800-621-1008.<\/p>\n

For a further sense of Fr. Martin, check this out:<\/p>\n

Part II<\/a><\/p>\n

Part III<\/a><\/p>\n

Crossposted <\/strong> at Inside Catholic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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