{"id":1567,"date":"2009-01-23T16:50:51","date_gmt":"2009-01-23T16:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2009\/01\/jim-martin-who-cares-about-the.html"},"modified":"2009-01-23T16:50:51","modified_gmt":"2009-01-23T16:50:51","slug":"jim-martin-who-cares-about-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2009\/01\/jim-martin-who-cares-about-the.html","title":{"rendered":"Jim Martin: Who Cares About the Saints?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You all know that I&#8217;m a Saint-a-holic. I&#8217;m addicted to the saints because they make me feel as safe as vodka used to. Esp<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Faiths\/Christianity\/Catholic\/2006\/10\/Shower-Of-Roses.aspx\">ecially my patron saint, Therese of Lisieux. From a very early age, I have had a strong devotion to her. <\/a>It&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2009\/01\/bipolar-singing-blogger-smackd.html\">&#8220;one of my favorite things&#8221; as I sang on Wednesday. <\/a>For that reason, I wanted to tell you about <a href=\"http:\/\/loyolaproductions.com\/productions\/educational\/who-cares-about-the-saints\/\">Fr. Jim Martin&#8217;s newest project<\/a>, which I think is pretty cool. <a href=\"http:\/\/loyolaproductions.com\/productions\/educational\/who-cares-about-the-saints\/\">In a new DVD published by Loyola Productions,<\/a> he introduces you to some of his favorite saints, combining insightful commentary along with dramatic photos and historical artwork that bring their stories to life. <a href=\"http:\/\/loyolaproductions.com\/productions\/educational\/who-cares-about-the-saints\/\">To watch video clips or buy the DVD, click here.<\/a>Here is one of my favorite excerpts.<object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/e8WkZblkeNo&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/e8WkZblkeNo&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><em>To read more <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\">Beyond Blue, go to http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue<\/a>, and to get to <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\">Group Beyond Blue, a support group at Beliefnet Community, click here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feedburner.com\/fb\/a\/emailverifySubmit?feedId=611738&amp;loc=en_US\">To subscribe to &#8220;Beyond Blue&#8221; click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<form mt:asset-id=\"2424\" class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rss.gif\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/imgs\/rss.gif\" width=\"45\" height=\"44\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0 20px 20px 0;\" \/><\/form>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You all know that I&#8217;m a Saint-a-holic. 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