Martin Scorsese on the priest who changed his life—and his films
The Spiritual Life with Fr. James Martin, S.J.
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Show Notes
Academy-Award winning filmmaker, Martin Scorsese, joins James Martin, S.J. to talk about:
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Scorsese’s Catholic childhood against the backdrop of the mean, mafia-run streets of the Lower East Side, NYC, and the priest who guided him through it.
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How spiritual themes naturally emerged in his acclaimed films.
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Scorsese’s experience doing the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius and how they affected his personal relationship to Jesus.
Link to Fr. Jim’s spiritual advice article on this episode: https://www.americamagazine.org/podcasts/2025/08/05/martin-scorsese-catholic-filmmaker-prayer-imagination/
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