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Jim McDermott, S.J., is an associate editor at America.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Jim McDermott
In “Andor,” Tony Gilroy paints the Empire at its most oppressive. Surveillance has become near total: Anyone can be found almost anywhere.
FaithScripture Reflections
Jim McDermott
A Reflection for Tuesday of the First Week of Advent, by Jim McDermott, S.J.
FaithFaith in Focus
Jim McDermott
If you’re looking at Turkey Day with a certain amount of apprehension, here are a few tips from Jesuit life that we’ve found help make things not only manageable but sometimes unexpectedly great.
A statue of Mary stands alongside a hurricane-damaged house on the coast of southern Louisiana (photo: Kevin Jackson/America Media).
FaithShort Take
Jim McDermott
In the face of a changing climate and polarized politics, the people of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cut Off, La., have learned to trust in God’s care and the care of one another.
The cast of ‘The Walking Dead’ (IMDB)
Arts & CultureTelevision
Jim McDermott
“The Walking Dead” ends its 12-year, 11-season, 177-episode run on AMC this month.
FaithShort Take
Jim McDermott
Bishops, you carry great burdens. But you need not carry them alone.
FaithScripture Reflections
Jim McDermott
A Reflection for Friday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time, by Jim McDermott, S.J.
People in traditional clothes singing carols at St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec 25, 2021. (iStock)
Arts & CultureMusic
Jim McDermott
How is a song used in 100 holiday ads somehow connected to Ukraine? It turns out every carol that we sing at Christmas has a story behind it, some inspiring, some strange.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Jim McDermott
Every movie is like a pilgrimage. It invites us into a journey with the promise of some holy destination, and a good one calls us to an appreciation of community.
The Rev. John Unni baptizes Natasha and Jan Hartman’s daughter at St. Cecilia Church in Boston, Mass. (photo: America Media)
FaithVideo
Jim McDermott
When you talk to Catholics about the church today, especially younger Catholics, a frequent complaint is that the church is not a welcoming place. How are we responding?