In this weekly video commentary for America: The National Catholic Weekly, Fr. James Martin, S.J., discusses “why the Vatican needs to recognize ordinary men and women who have lead extraordinary lives of holiness.” It can be viewed at http://www.americamagazine.org/content/video/video-index.cfm?series_id=1268
His print article on “Why We Need to Canonize More Lay Saints” can be found at http://www.americamagazine.org/blog/entry.cfm?blog_id=2&entry_id=4368
Fr. Martin is the author of My Life with the Saints (2006) among other books.