{"podcast":{"title":"Jesuitical","slug":"jesuitical-1116545","podcast_index_feed_id":1116545,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/AMMD2442073612","website_url":"https://www.americamagazine.org/jesuiticalshow","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7da8032e-1e25-11eb-809b-33879b279c21/image/ee1b6ac753e4894598a91ab89e271faa.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"America Media","episode_count":442,"summary":"Welcome to Jesuitical, a podcast for young Catholics hosted by two young, lay editors at America—Zac Davis and Ashley McKinless. Each episode features a guest who offers a unique perspective on faith, culture or current events. We also bring you some of the top (and maybe more obscure) Catholic news of the week. And we'll ask: Where do we find God in all this?","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T14:20:13.574836+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jesuitical-1116545"},"episode":{"title":"Father James Martin on the summer jobs that shaped him","slug":"father-james-martin-on-the-summer-jobs-that-shaped-him","published_at":"2026-02-27T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jesuitical-1116545/father-james-martin-on-the-summer-jobs-that-shaped-him","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jesuitical-1116545","url":"https://www.americamagazine.org/subscribe","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/AMMD7915547402.mp3?updated=1772145639","summary":"This week on a special, interview-only episode of “Jesuitical,” Ashley and guest host Sebastian talk with James Martin, S.J., editor at large for America, about his new memoir Work in Progress: Confessions of a busboy, dishwasher, caddy, usher, factory worker, bank teller, corporate tool, and priest. Ashley, Sebastian and Father Jim discuss: The differences in writing an autobiography vs. a book on prayer Balancing ambition and meaning Jim’s eventual decision to choose a life and career in the Jesuits Links for further reading: Buy Father Jim’s book here Father James Martin: Lessons from mowing lawns, riding bikes and a fateful walk to school Check out the book’s Spotify playlist here You can follow us on X and on Instagram @jesuiticalshow. You can find us on Facebook at facebook.com/groups/jesuitical. Please consider supporting Jesuitical by becoming a digital subscriber to America magazine at americamagazine.org/subscribe Timecodes 0:00 Jim Martin has a new book: “Work in Progress” 2:13 Why Jim decided to write an autobiography on his jobs 8:19 The importance of menial labor and service 11:45 Getting free of our desire to be liked and popular 16:36 How Jim learned to distinguish ambition v. meaning 21:14 The impact of Thomas Merton on Jim’s spiritual life 25:30 Jim’s first mystical experience in the beauty of nature 35:36 Called to the Jesuits 42:15 Jim would canonize Fr. Greg Boyle, S.J. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"This week on a special, interview-only episode of “Jesuitical,” Ashley and guest host Sebastian talk with James Martin, S.J., editor at large for America,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2780,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/jesuitical-1116545/episodes/father-james-martin-on-the-summer-jobs-that-shaped-him/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/jesuitical-1116545/father-james-martin-on-the-summer-jobs-that-shaped-him.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}