While he was in town to speak to people from the Archdiocese of Baltimore last week, Jesuit and renowned author Father James Martin took time to record a welcome message for us. He’s appearing at the Mid-Atlantic Congress for Pastoral Leadership, co-sponsored by The Catholic Review. If you’re looking for information on the event, to...Read More

It was a bittersweet day for parishioners of St. Michael in Fells Point July 31 as they gathered for their church’s final Masses. Because of the exorbitant cost of maintaining the parish buildings, the church is closing and the community is relocating to Sacred Heart of Jesus in Highlandtown – a daughter parish of St....Read More

It’s hitting me right about now that I’ll be in Madrid, surrounded not only by the city’s resident, but more than a million of the world’s young Catholics. I’ve had two years to prepare for this trip and I’m flabbergasted that it’s pretty much here. I keep trying to visualize it and I can’t. I’ve...Read More

Father James Martin doesn’t like saying he has “fans” on Facebook. But, such is the case for the popular Jesuit who came to Baltimore last week to address people at St. Ignatius parish. Father Martin uses all forms of social media, including Facebook and Twitter, to communicate to people about the faith. I asked Father...Read More

St. Ignatius of Loyola at prayer in Rome. (Father William Hart McNichols) In honor of today’s Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola – founder of the Jesuits – here’s a video clip of Father James Martin, S.J. sharing some of his favorite Jesuit jokes. It’s taken from the priest-author’s July 29 talk at St. Ignatius in...Read More

Despite Deacon Richard Novak’s familiar injunction to “go in peace to love and serve the Lord,” few parishioners seemed eager to leave following the July 31 morning Mass at St. Michael in Fells Point.Read More

When it comes to priests, they don’t make them much cooler than Jesuit Father James Martin of America Magazine. He’s become famous for his appearances on The Colbert Report with comedian Stephen Colbert and his books, My Life with the Saints and A Jesuit Guide To (Almost) Everything. Colbert, a catechist at his home parish,...Read More

BANGKOK – An ailing priest who is one of Vietnam’s most well-known democracy activists has been returned to prison, more than a year after he was sent home to seek treatment for a brain tumor, a prison official said.Read More