How Jesuit spirituality changed Andrew Garfield’s life

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It’s been over ten years since the award-winning actor Andrew Garfield trained as a Jesuit priest with Fr. James Martin, S.J. Well, more accurately, since he trained to play a Jesuit priest in Martin Scorsese's film Silence. And the fruits of those Ignatian practices of prayer and contemplation have continued to bear out in his life. Garfield joins his long-time spiritual director, Fr. Martin on this episode of “The Spiritual Life” to reflect on: -The importance of empathy in Garfield’s own spirituality of acting -The ways God calls us to defend human dignity and fight for justice as portrayed in Garfield’s new movie, ‘The Uprising’ -What lessons from The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius have remained close to Garfield’s heart -God speaking through our dreams Timecodes: 0:00 Andrew Garfield 5:20 The spiritual themes of ‘The Uprising’ 10:10 Is there a spirituality of acting? 14:30 His mother’s ability to attune to small miracles 18:30 The mystery of faith in ‘Silence’ 21:30 Encountering Jesus in the Spiritual Exercises 28:10 How Andrew Garfield reflects on his day with the Jesuit examen 38:05 Does God and our loved ones speak through dreams? 42:20 Audience Question: How do I transform my pain to stop transmitting it to others? Maggi Van Dorn’s producer’s notes on this episode Do you have a spiritual question for Fr. Jim? You can write to us at: thespirituallife@americamedia.org Become a subscriber today at Americamagazine.org/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices