Back to the future: How a visit to the places where Jesus lived, walked, taught, and prayed Changed everything

Please join us for a Free Virtual Conversation with Father James Martin, SJ on Friday, May 7th at 12 noon. Registration Required.

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Father James Martin didn’t especially want to visit the Holy Land. As a Jesuit, he already read the Gospels every day; he had his own mental images of Bethlehem, Nazareth, and the Sea of Galilee. But he went. And something profound happened to him there, something Martin calls "life-changing." If you want to know more about Jesus, wherever you're at with your faith, James Martin has a message for you.

Father Martin appears frequently in the media on issues of religion and spirituality, including guest spots on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Editor at large of the Jesuits’ national Catholic magazine America, Martin was named by Pope Francis in 2017 as a consultor to the Vatican Secretariat for Communication.

Before joining the Jesuits in 1988, Martin worked for six years in corporate finance. Along with his many articles in Catholic publications, he has also written for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, and many others. He maintains an active presence on Facebook and Twitter.

We hope you can join us!

Martin’s many books include

· My Life with the Saints (2006)

· The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything (2010)

· Jesus: A Pilgrimage (2014)

· Seven Last Words: An Invitation to a Deeper Friendship with Jesus (2016)

· Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity (2017)

· Learning to Pray (2021)