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The Spiritual Life with Fr. James Martin, S.J. — 41 episodes

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Liza Colón-Zayas of "The Bear" speaks honestly about her struggles with faith

2

Filipino Cardinal “Ambo” David on hearing God's voice in the Bible

3

How Andrew Sullivan experienced God amidst fear and agony

4

Cardinal Blase Cupich on how the Mass can change your life

5

Pádraig Ó Tuama on poetry, conflict resolution, and the Stations of the Cross

6

Our human desire for God, with the Augustine scholar James K.A. Smith

7

Catholic and Anarchist: The Spiritual Wisdom of Dorothy Day

8

Kate Bowler on how to accompany those who are suffering

9

Jesuit musician Cristóbal Fones on praying with the Pope

10

Gregory Maguire’s spiritual journey–From a Catholic orphanage to ‘Wicked’-fame

11

Kathleen Norris on treating spiritual dryness, jealousy, and bad thoughts

12

A Black, gay Catholic priest on living authentically

13

Praying with the Bible during Lent

14

"Help, Thanks, Wow": Three prayers that changed Anne Lamott

15

Richard Rohr on God, brokenness and healing

16

The Catholic sister ministering to migrants at our border

17

Cardinal Nemet’s practical advice for recovering from burnout

18

The spiritual journey behind Sr. Helen Prejean’s fight to end the death penalty

19

How to do a spiritual reset for 2026

20

Introducing: 'Hark! The Stories Behind Our Favorite Christmas Carols'

21

Brené Brown on Jesus and vulnerable spirituality

22

Why you need a spiritual director

23

Br. Guy Consolmagno on praying as a scientist

24

Adriana Trigiani on the spirituality of ‘showing up’

25

A Trappist monk on how to stop judging others

26

Mirabai Starr on mysticism for everyone

27

Catholic comedian Jim Gaffigan sometimes feels like a fraud

28

Cardinal Stephen Chow on being Christian in a Chinese culture

29

Fr. Ronald Rolheiser on priestly celibacy and the spirituality of sticking with it

30

Spiritual wisdom from the youngest woman at the Vatican Synod, Julia Osęka

31

Ross Douthat on miracles, suffering and how to talk to atheists about religion

32

Martin Scorsese on the priest who changed his life—and his films

33

How spiritual writer Sr. Joyce Rupp finds joy and freedom in getting older

34

A Caribbean archbishop on spiritual darkness, gang mediation and nurturing an "adult faith"

35

Anthea Butler on intellectual Catholicism, evangelicalism and why the ‘prosperity gospel’ persists

36

Stephen Colbert on meeting the pope, being Catholic and the spirituality of humor

37

Mary Karr: ‘a black belt sinner’ loved by God

38

Pete Buttigieg on Christianity, public life, and the spirituality of fatherhood

39

Whoopi Goldberg's message for the pope

40

Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe on friendship, silence, and struggling with prayer

41

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