# Fr. James Martin, SJ: Moral Courage in an Age of Approval

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Podcast: [Faith Matters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/faith-matters-329292)
Published: 2026-04-19T06:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

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...

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