“Jesus is not afraid to come close to us, even when we ‘stink’ like a dead person buried for three days,” the pope wrote in the preface to the Italian edition of Jesuit Father James Martin’s book, “Come Forth: The Raising of Lazarus and the Promise of Jesus’s Greatest Miracle.”
Sin will not keep Jesus away, pope pens in preface to Father Martin’s book
Pope clarifies remarks about homosexuality and sin
Pope Francis reaffirmed that homosexuality is not a crime, and that any sexual act outside of marriage is a sin, in a written response to a request for clarification about his remarks during a recent interview with the Associated Press.
Fans of Jesuit author will find surprises in collection of his works
Author James T. Keane gathers this book’s 40-some articles into four categories titled: Motions of the Soul: Spirituality and Prayer; God in All Things: The Divine in Daily Life; The Care of Souls: Solidarity with the Suffering and the Wounded; and More by Deeds than by Words: Models of Holiness.
Actor did St. Ignatius’ spiritual exercises to prepare for priest role
Garfield’s spiritual adviser for this Jesuit journey was Jesuit Father James Martin, editor at large of America magazine.