About this episode

Father James Martin discusses his journey and insights on moral courage and faith in his new memoir.

Today, we’re honored to share a conversation with Father James Martin, a Jesuit priest, a New York Times bestselling author, and the founder of Outreach, a ministry for LGBTQ Catholics. His new memoir is called Work in Progress: Confessions of a Busboy, Dishwasher, Caddy, Usher, Factory Worker, Bank Teller, Corporate Tool, and Priest. And yes, he held every one of those jobs before he found his calling. But beneath the laughs, this book is really about the slow, unglamorous, often uncomfortab...

People in this episode

Guest: Father James Martin

Topics covered

• moral courage
• LGBTQ Catholics
• Jesuit priest
• memoir
• faith
• spirituality

Keywords

• Father James Martin
• LGBTQ
• memoir
• moral courage
• Jesuit
• spirituality
• Outreach

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Outreach

Books & works: Work in Progress: Confessions of a Busboy, Dishwasher, Caddy, Usher, Factory Worker, Bank Teller, Corporate Tool, and Priest

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