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Jim McDermott, S.J., is an associate editor at America.
Dispatches
Jim McDermott
Last month I published a number of articles about the surveys being used to gather information from Catholics all over the world in preparation for next October rsquo s Synod on the Family In the last of my four pieces I tried to find out what was being done in other parts of the world In a number
Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland, Anaheim, Calif. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
Signs Of the Times
Jim McDermott
Three lessons from Disneyland for the Catholic liturgy
Dispatches
Jim McDermott
Imagine if you could tweet questions, concerns and praise to your parish.
Dispatches
Jim McDermott
Ten percent of all water used in the entire state is dedicated to almond growing.
St Mary's Roman Catholic Church (Photo via Wikipedia)
Dispatches
Jim McDermott
Each of the churches in question was once the home of a pedophile priest.
Dispatches
Jim McDermott
A funny thing happened on CBS’s “The Good Wife” last night.
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco speaks to crowd gathered for the fourth annual rosary rally, Oct. 11, 2014.
Dispatches
Jim McDermott
As you may have heard in recent weeks the Archdiocese of San Francisco has found itself embroiled in a conflict over new language being inserted into its schools rsquo employee handbook The full text of that new language can be found here Among a number of significant issues in play a main fla
A sign of the times? Apples $17k watch.
Dispatches
Jim McDermott
Yesterday in Northern California Apple filled in some of the details on its new Apple Watch And according to the Guardian its 18 karat solid gold edition can be yours for the low low price of 17 000 It rsquo s hard to argue with that isn rsquo t it I mean did you see the gold-encased iPhones
Dispatches
Jim McDermott
When it comes to the Synod questionnaire there rsquo s one more question to consider What rsquo s everyone else in the rest of the world doing What other treasures or long-abandoned mine shafts are out there to find I spent the last few days looking around Here rsquo s what I found The Pacific
Dispatches
Jim McDermott
When you first see the full 46-question survey from Rome you can rsquo t help but wonder whether the leaders of the church actually want to hear from anyone And I mean anyone mdash people in the pews professional church folk clergy religious even other bishops Because as we talked about yest