WORK IN PROGRESS by James Martin (Audiobook)(Nonfiction)

WORK IN PROGRESS by James Martin (Audiobook)(Nonfiction)
Author: James Martin
Full title: Work in Progress: Confessions of a Busboy, Dishwasher, Caddy, Usher, Factory Worker, Bank Teller, Corporate Tool, and Priest
Format/Length: 11 hrs 18 mins
Publication date: February 3, 2026
Genre/Categories: Nonfiction; Memoir; Spirituality; Vocation

Jesuit priest Fr. James Martin recounts his pre-seminary jobs—from busboy and dishwasher to caddy, usher, factory worker, bank teller, and corporate marketer at General Electric—revealing life lessons on perseverance, kindness, humility, and not caring what others think. Humorous anecdotes trace his path from aimless young adult to priesthood discernment, showing how mundane work builds character and discernment amid failures, friendships, grief (like losing his best friend), and Ignatian spirituality. The memoir underscores we're all "works in progress," with God shaping us through ordinary experiences toward vocation and co-creating the reign of God.