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Jim McDermott writes about pop culture at jimmcdermott.substack.
FaithNews
Jim McDermott
The popular website, where people are randomly assigned a cardinal to pray for, has been revived for the 2025 conclave.
The actor Mark Williams in a scene from the series Father Brown, wearing a traditional black cassock, saturno hat and glasses
Arts & CultureTelevision
Jim McDermott
Mark Williams has been playing Father Brown for 10 years, but “he never bores me,” he confides.
FaithExplainer
Jim McDermott
Things to know before you get engaged; things to know if one of you is divorced; and things to know about the process of preparing your wedding with the church.
FaithFaith in Focus
Jim McDermott
Our notes may be practical or they may be impressionistic. They may be things that we cannot remember or that remain important to us. But is it going too far to say there is something holy in the hearing of them?
The TV showrunner Damon Lindelof, in glasses and a black knit hat, picture speaking at Comic Con in 2012.
FaithShort Take
Jim McDermott
Writers often have no experience at leading shows when they get that chance. It's similar for priests who become pastors.
Victoria Clark, center, in 'Kimberly Akimbo' (photo: Joan Marcus) 
Arts & CultureTheater
Jim McDermott
“Kimberly Akimbo” is about two young people who have an incredibly hopeful perspective on life. But it’s also quietly about childhood trauma.
FaithScripture Reflections
Jim McDermott
A Reflection for Friday of the Ninth Week in Ordinary Time, by Jim McDermott, S.J.
Three actors from the HBO show Succession sitting in a patio overlooking the ocean
Arts & CultureTelevision
Jim McDermott
Am I the only person in the world who got to the end of “Succession” and wanted a happy ending?
Arts & CultureFilm
Jim McDermott
While the path to creating a great story about Jesus is filled with good intentions, there are also a lot of landmines.
A screenshot of a TikTok video of Denise, who plays heaven's receptionist, dressed in a bathrobe
Arts & CultureIdeas
Jim McDermott
Some of Ms. Smith’s posts get upward of 500,000 likes, including many people sharing about friends or family whom they have lost.