Voices

Jim McDermott, S.J., is an associate editor at America.
Arts & CultureTheater
The revival of a 1964 musical is stumbling a bit—but then, the original had its own troubles.
Arts & CultureIdeas
By calling that time or series of not great choices an “era,” you recontextualize that experience. It is something that happened at a point or during a period in time that is now, emphasis added, over.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for the Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Jim McDermott, S.J.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Pope Francis has not weighed in on the new show. (As he doesn’t watch television, this is not unexpected.) But on his behalf, we have a couple of notes we’d like to share from a Catholic perspective.
Arts & CultureTelevision
For six years, “Better Call Saul” has given the story equivalent of a graduate-level seminar on morality, and the series finale is both satisfying and surprising.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Until recently, “The Sandman”—Neil Gaiman’s magnum opus about the eternal being who oversees the universe of dreaming—has remained an impossible quest.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Britney Spears recently wanted to get married in the Catholic Church. The controversy that followed shows us what we still need to learn about turning our churches into welcoming spaces.
FaithFaith in Focus
Sometimes not getting to do the thing that you want can actually feel kind of wonderful, even luxurious.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time, by Jim McDermott, S.J.
Arts & CultureTelevision
When it came to bringing Kamala Khan to the screen, Marvel has made all the right choices.