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Jim McDermott, S.J., is an associate editor at America.
a hand holds a smartphone displaying a new york times article about covid-19
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Jim McDermott
In a time when we felt isolated, afraid and increasingly divided, The Times gave us a means to better understand what was happening and to stay connected with one another.
Adam Sandler on stage at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
FaithFaith in Focus
Jim McDermott
I’ve been thinking about Adam Sandler’s body of work as a whole, and I’ve realized that the kind of characters he often plays may have something to teach us about, well, Jesus. 
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Jim McDermott
Learning a little more about Flipboard got me wondering what kind of vision of the Catholic Church you might find when the audience creating it is from around the world.
FaithFaith in Focus
Jim McDermott
Hint: You actually can’t do it wrong.
FaithScripture Reflections
Jim McDermott
A Reflection for Monday of the Second Week in Lent, by Jim McDermott, S.J.
FaithFaith in Focus
Jim McDermott
As Catholics enter into Lent, a season that we mark by acts of both repentance and service, it is worth considering how we might move from alarm at antisemitism to action.
Arts & CultureArt
Jim McDermott
When Ukrainian artist Oleksandr Klymenko came upon thousands of wooden boxes being used to transport ammunition, he decided to use them as canvases for art.
From left, Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Michelle McLeod and Jessie Buckley in a scene from "Women Talking." (Michael Gibson/Orion - United Artists Releasing via AP)
Arts & CultureFilm
Jim McDermott
“Women Talking” is an exploration of the way that religion can be used to imprison people—and what’s worse, to teach them to imprison themselves.
FaithFaith in Focus
Jim McDermott
This week, I gave Playground, a more customizable version of ChatGPT, a series of prompts for Ash Wednesday homilies. And the results were pretty astonishing.
three ai images of Jesus with disciples as described in the article
Arts & CultureArt
Jim McDermott
What does A.I. paint as the communion of saints? And what does that say about how we have taught it to visualize the saints?