Winner of the Prestigious Christopher Award!

Be inspired by the Catholic saints like never before in My Life with the Saints by James Martin, SJ. This best-selling memoir of spiritual self-discovery is an homage to the Catholic saints who have accompanied Fr. Martin throughout his life. From his lukewarm childhood Catholicism to the executive fast track at General Electric to the Jesuits and a life dedicated to God, Martin looked and prayed to the Catholic saints to intervene in and guide his life. As this witty, confessional, and surprising account unfolds, discover how the saints of the Catholic Church can help each of us find our way in the world.

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Also available by James Martin, SJ:

  My Life with the Saints

  A Jesuit Off-Broadway

  Lourdes Diary

  Awake My Soul

  Celebrating Good Liturgy

James Martin, S.J., is associate editor of America magazine. A prolific author, writer, and editor, his books include Searching for God at Ground Zero and In Good Company, and his articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Tablet, and Commonweal. He resides in New York City.

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“His warm style invites readers to get to know the saints as people.”

—The Christian Century

“Martin is interested in holding up the saints not as paragons but as exemplars of holy struggle.”

— The Washington Post Book World

“He shows us a new way of living out a devotion that is as old and universal as the church.”

— Avery Cardinal Dulles

“One of the best treatments of the saints in recent memory.”

— John L. Allen, Jr.

“Martin’s accessible writing fuels the imagination.”

— BustedHalo.com