National Jesuit News » Humor and Laughter are at the Heart of the Spiritual Life” http://www.jesuit.org/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:00:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Jesuit Father Jim Martin’s New Book on the Joy and Humor in Spiritual Life the Focus of This Month’s Podcast http://www.jesuit.org/blog/index.php/2011/10/jesuit-father-jim-martins-new-book-on-the-joy-and-humor-in-spiritual-life-the-focus-of-this-months-podcast/ http://www.jesuit.org/blog/index.php/2011/10/jesuit-father-jim-martins-new-book-on-the-joy-and-humor-in-spiritual-life-the-focus-of-this-months-podcast/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:00:09 +0000 NJN Editor http://www.jesuit.org/blog/?p=4226 A prolific writer and the cultural editor for America Magazine, Jesuit Father James Martin also frequently contributes to the Huffington Post‘s Religion section and appears on the late night satirical talk show The Colbert Report.

Fr. Martin is a best selling author of books like “The Jesuits Guide to Everything” and “My Life with the Saints.” This month, Martin’s latest book “Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor and Laughter are at the Heart of the Spiritual Life” is hitting bookshelves and ereaders across the country. In this latest book, Martin explores the intersection of faith and humor and why being spiritual and being serious don’t always go hand in hand.

Martin took the time to speak with us by phone for this month’s NJN podcast. You can listen below:

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