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Bill McCormick, S.J.
Bill McCormick, S.J., is a contributing editor at America, chief mission officer at St. John’s College in Belize City, and a research fellow in the Department of Political Science at Saint Louis University, in Missouri.
Articles by Bill McCormick, S.J.
A woman prays as she faces a U.S. flag on a perimeter fence
Politics & SocietyFaith and Reason
A better way to think about the debate about church, state and integralism
Bill McCormick, S.J.
Christ brought about a separation, rather than integration, of the spiritual and political.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Marjorie Taylor Greene showed that the most brutal anti-Catholicism can come from Catholics
Bill McCormick, S.J.
Why did Church Militant use Marjorie Taylor Greene to attack the U.S. church?
Arts & CultureBooks
Review: Catholics and religious liberty in early American history
Bill McCormick, S.J.
If Catholics wanted to be tolerated in the early years of the Maryland Colony, they had to prove their loyalty—first to the Stuarts, then to Parliament, then the House of Hanover and then the fledgling American republic.
Volunteers at a food bank prepare groceries for distribution. (Photo by Ismael Paramo on Unsplash)
FaithFaith and Reason
We need to make the common good more than just a slogan
Bill McCormick, S.J.
Christians today are split between “bottom-up” and “top-down” approaches to re-invigorating our sense of the common good.
A child's red dress hangs on a cross near the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in Kamloops, British Columbia.
Politics & SocietyInterviews
Retired Canadian archbishop: ‘We will not regain our credibility’ if the church doesn’t confront Indigenous abuse
Bill McCormick, S.J.
Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, S.J., speaks about the need for the Canadian church to apologize to Indigenous population for its role in abuse at residential schools.
FaithAdvent Reflections
Transfiguration moments bring comfort — but they should also challenge us to serve
Bill McCormick, S.J.
A Reflection for the Saturday of the Second Week of Advent
Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., delivering the Chancellor’s Lecture at Regis College in Toronto.
FaithSpeeches
Cardinal Czerny: Theology must be grounded in pastoral experience
Bill McCormick, S.J.
Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J., in a speech at Regis College in Toronto, said that pastoral experience, more than any church document, should be the material of theological reflection.
Politics & SocietyNews Analysis
Is Joe Biden repeating the mistakes of the past in Afghanistan? Catholic commentators weigh in.
Bill McCormick, S.J.
The withdrawal of U.S. troops is not an end, but instead represents a new chapter in our entanglement with the Taliban in Afghanistan, agree several experts contacted by America magazine.
FaithShort Take
The Biden Communion debate shows the exhaustion of the U.S. church
Bill McCormick, S.J.
The U.S. church isn’t just polarized; it is tired. And it is polarized in part because it is tired.
Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after House Republicans voted to oust her from her leadership post on May 12. In a speech before the vote, Ms. Cheney reportedly championed the importance of being a “party based on truth.” (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Liz Cheney’s ouster from Republican leadership is bigger than politics. It’s a fundamental attack on truth.
Bill McCormick, S.J.
Republicans have booted Liz Cheney for resisting the lie that the 2020 election was stolen. This move could boomerang on those who champion the truths of tradition and faith.