Father joseph c martin biography
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Father Joseph C. Martin, S.S. October 12, 1924 - March 9, 2009
Father Joseph C. Martin, S.S. October 12, 1924 - March 9, 2009
Father Joseph C. Martin, S.S.
October 12, 1924 - March 9, 2009
My name is Joe Martin, and I'm an alcoholic. Father Martin first uttered this statement in 1958, when he was in treatment for alcoholism at the Guest House, what would prove to be a refuge for him from his drinking and a turning point in his life. His personal journey in recovery prompted a celebrated career in which his only aim was to ease the suffering of individuals and families, around the world, affected by addiction.
He was born on October 12, 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland. He quickly developed a fondness for religion and faith. People fondly recall his special story-telling ability and wonderful sense of humor. In 1942, Father Martin graduated from Loyola College and entered St. Mary's seminary. He was ordained a priest in 1948 and underwent rigorous training to become a Su
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Martin, Father Joseph Charles, S.S.
March 2009
Father Joseph Charles Martin, S.S., co-founder of Father Martin’s Ashley, an addiction treatment center in Havre de Grace, Md., and a noted authority and lecturer on alcoholism, died at the age of 84 at his home in Havre de Grace on March 9, 2009.
Best known for his lectures on alcoholism as a disease, delivered to alcoholics and their families with his charismatic style and sense of humor, Father Martin is credited with saving the lives of thousands of alcoholics and addicts. While he retired from active management in 2003, he continued to lecture at Father Martin’s Ashley, addressing patients as recently as last month.
His “Chalk Talk on Alcohol” lecture, which began, “I’m Joe Martin, and I’m an alcoholic,” and his more than 40 films are legendary. These films, which have been translated into multiple languages, continue to be used at treatment centers around the world, in hospitals, substance abuse programs, industry and most b
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The Rev. namn C. Martin dies at 84; specialist on alcoholism and drug addiction
The Rev. Joseph C. Martin, an expert on alcoholism and drug addiction whose lectures and films have been leading tools in recovery programs for more than 40 years, has died. He was 84.
Martin, han själv a recovering alcoholic, died Monday of heart failure at his home in Havre dem Grace, Md., according to an announcement from Father Martin’s Ashley, an addiction treatment center located in Havre dem Grace that Martin co-founded 25 years ago. He had been in failing health with heart issues for a number of years.
Considered one of the country’s foremost educators on alcoholism, Martin’s role in that field started, he said, almost by accident.
“That was in February 1972,” Martin told a Times reporter in 1998. “I was a seminary teacher. I had no plans to go into alcoholism treatment. inom had some notes I’d taken because of my own recovery, and inom used them for a talk. The Navy filmed it, and that was ‘Chalk Talk.’