Saints and All Hallows Eve

What does All Saints Day have to do with Halloween?

by James Martin, SJ

Father James Martin, SJ, author of My Life with the Saints, talks about the connection between Halloween (October 31) and All Saints Day (November 1). As part of our ongoing series Googling God: Resources for the Spiritual Seeker, Fr. Martin answers FAQs such as:

How saints get made?
What is a patron saint?
Is praying to the saints considered idolatry?

In addition he discusses the lives of three of his favorite saints, Francis of Assisi, Therese of Liseaux and Isaac Jogues.

To purchase a copy of My Life with the Saints click here.

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James Martin is a Jesuit priest and the author of My Life with the Saints.
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5 comments

Jonathan :: October 29th, 2008 at 9:45 pm

This is an awesome video! Thanks!

Sister Julie :: October 30th, 2008 at 6:01 am

Great video, Jim and BustedHalo Folks. I’m posting the link on my blog http://ANunsLife.org on Halloween.

Peggy :: October 31st, 2008 at 11:31 am

What a wonderful video! Great information presented with humorous inflections. Thank You…I’m giving you web address to our youth!

bea O'Rourke :: November 6th, 2008 at 12:37 pm

Father Martin - as usual terrfic, full of holiness and humor. Now I am trying to figure out a way to give the video to the people I continue to give your book to.
See you on Facebook!

i thought we stayed dead and God resurrected us? :: December 12th, 2008 at 7:49 pm

aren’t we all resurrected at judgment and then possibly given a spiritual body or burned in hell like it says in revelation and in 1st and 2nd Corinthians? How then can we pray to saints in heaven if they are dead until resurrection?

and a question for “we just have to be the best we can be?”
- When does the sin stop?

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