{"product_id":"my-life-with-the-saints-9780829420012","title":"My Life with the Saints","description":"\u003cp\u003eMy Life with the Saints 10th Anniversary Edition is available now?!  James Martin has led an entirely modern life: from a lukewarm Catholic childhood  to an education at the Wharton School of Business  to the executive fast track at General Electric  to ministry as a Jesuit priest  to a busy media career in Manhattan. But at every step he has been accompanied by some surprising friendsthe saints of the Catholic Church. For many  these holy men and women remain just historical figures. For Martin  they are intimate companions. They pray for me  offer me comfort  give me examples of discipleship  and help me along the way  he writes.  The author is both engaging and specific about the help and companionship he has received. When his pride proves troublesome  he seeks help from Thomas Merton  the monk and writer who struggled with egotism. In sickness he turns to Thrse of Lisieux  who knew about the boredom and self-pity that come with illness. Joan of Arc shores up his flagging courage. Aloysius Gonzaga deepens his compassion. Pope John XXIII helps him to laugh and not take life too seriously. Martins inspiring  witty  and always fascinating memoir encompasses saints from the whole of Christian history from St. Peter to Dorothy Day. His saintly friends include Francis of Assisi  Ignatius of Loyola  Mother Teresa  and other beloved figures. They accompany the author on a lifelong pilgrimage that includes stops in a sunlit square of a French town  a quiet retreat house on a New England beach  the gritty housing projects of inner-city Chicago  the sprawling slums of Nairobi  and a gorgeous Baroque church in Rome. This rich  vibrant  stirring narrative shows how the saints can help all of us find our way in the world.  In a cross between Holden Caulfield and Thomas Merton  James Martin has written one of the best spiritual memoirs in years. Robert Ellsberg  author of All Saints  It isnt 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  An account . . . that is as delightful as it is instructive. First Things  In delightful prose Martin recounts incidents  both perilous and funny  that have prompted him to turn to the saints  and in doing so shows us a new way of living out a devotion that is as old and universal as the Church. Avery Cardinal Dulles  SJ  Fordham University  An outstanding and often hilarious memoir. Publishers Weekly  Martins final word for us is as Jungian as it is Catholic: God does not want us to be like Mother Teresa or Dorothy Day. God wants us to be most fully ourselves. The Washington Post Book World\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647620145205,"sku":"ByrdShop_0829420010","price":24.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780829420012.jpg?v=1781696248","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/my-life-with-the-saints-9780829420012","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}