Today my guest is Rev. James Martin, SJ.

Father Jim is a Jesuit priest, editor at large of America magazine, and bestselling author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage, The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything, and Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity.

In 2017, Pope Francis appointed him to be a Consultor for the Vatican's Secretariat for Communication.

Our very enjoyable conversation covers spiritual practices, wisdom on prayer in the Ignatian tradition; the reality of gay clergy; how Christians and the church can build bridges to the LGBT community and communicate the truth of God's love for them; the Catholic priest sex abuse scandal and why so many think "It’s a terrible time to be a priest,"; his multi-media work for America Magazine; including Faith in Focus; a bit about his next writing projects; and more.

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