A former fan hops off the current pop culture party train
Jim McDermott
Jim McDermott writes about pop culture at jimmcdermott.substack.
Can we stop calling the people of God ‘the laity’?
It’s a strange thing to call the vast majority of believers “the other members” of the church.
California to automatically register voters; some fear increased participation
The move is an attempt to keep politics and prejudice out of the registration process.
Compassion and Choices: ‘Right to die’ bill signed in California
Here is the danger: that assisted suicide becomes the cheap alternative to health care.
Theologian John Haught on the future of faith in ‘an unfinished universe’
Rather than the stage on which our story is unfolding, the universe becomes the crux of the story, and we just a part.
Remembering an American baseball sage of all sorts: Yogi Berra, R.I.P.
As talented a player as he was, what he’ll be most remembered for is the infectiousness of his joy.
A Jesuit priest offers hints for the media working the papal visit
Pope Francis comes to the United States this week, and that means lots of hours of TV news coverage, often about things that many members of the mainstream media wouldn’t know that much about.
Donald Trump is not going to be president. So let’s talk about Joe Biden and John Kasich.
What if Biden’s connection to his own grief and loss actually make him an intriguing candidate for the presidency? And why aren’t more people talking about John Kasich?
California assisted suicide legislation: is today the day?
Unless something very unexpected happens in the next few hours, the California State Legislature will pass legislation that enables California citizens to end their own lives with the help of a physician.
