My Life with the Saints Reviews [more]
In a cross between Holden Caulfield and Thomas Merton, James Martin has written one of the best spiritual memoirs in years. With help from the saints who have inspired and guided his way, he recounts a journey that it as entertaining as it is profound.
—Robert Ellsberg, author of All Saints
It isn't often that a new and noteworthy book comes along in this genre, but we have reason to celebrate My Life with the Saints. It is earmarked for longevity. It will endure as an important and uncommon contribution to religious writing.
—Doris Donnelly, America
Jesuit Off-Broadway Reviews [more]
Part retreat, part seminar, part master-class, Jim Martin’s account of his role as ‘theologial advisor’ for a play about Jesus and Judas is ultimately a spellbinding story of faith, friendship, and the deepest mysteries of the heart. Like a great drama, its impact lingers long after the curtain has fallen.
– Robert Ellsberg, author The Saints’ Guide to Happiness
This memoir is a superb exercise of the Catholic imagination, delighting in the profound connections between sacred and secular. James Martin is both Virgil and Dante, not only guiding us through an engaging drama, but also recounting how he himself was changed by the experience. And is that not the goal of all theater—and the Christian life?
– David Gibson, author of The Coming Catholic Church
