Hasan Minhaj is “down to catch a blessing,” wherever that may be. The Emmy Award-winning comedian joins James Martin, S.J. on “The Spiritual Life” podcast to share his Muslim faith, how laughter helped to save his life, and his hopes for interreligious dialogue and prayer.

Timecodes:

0:00 How a traveling comedian looks to an ancient faith
4:11 Why laughter is important to the spiritual life
8:13 Hasan’s early childhood influences
9:35 The story of Islam
13:26 Malcolm X & Dr. Sherman Jackson on being Muslim in America
26:02 An inter-faith dialogue on Jesus and the Trinity
30:22 Dealing with negative stereotypes about Islam
33:40 The call to prayer
37:58 Encountering God through acts of virtue
41:30 Islam does not depict God through images
44:15 Audience Question: Advice for someone who hasn’t lived a religious life and has doubts, but still feels called to faith?

Hasan’s podcast episode with Fr. Jim:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/white-jesus-whats-up-with-that-with-father-james-martin/id1756014574?i=1000771894810

Fr. Jim's spiritual advice column: Coming Soon

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