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Jim McDermott, S.J., is an associate editor at America.
Cecily Strong and Keegan-Michael Key in "Schmigadoon!" (photo: AppleTV) 
Arts & CultureTelevision
Jim McDermott
“Schmigadoon!” is not about recreating the forms of old musicals, it’s about what happens when we give ourselves over to musical theater.
a crayon drawing with covid 19 and a map on it
FaithFaith in Focus
Jim McDermott
What will we hold onto from the pandemic? Perhaps the videos we watched and experiences we had, mostly virtual, in connecting with other people.
FaithScripture Reflections
Jim McDermott
A Reflection for Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter, by Jim McDermott, S.J.
FaithShort Take
Jim McDermott
I’m surprised to find that it’s my confusion about the synodal process that has grown more than my enthusiasm for what is being discussed.
a sign reading strike! no contract no script
Arts & CultureIdeas
Jim McDermott
I would like to offer three anecdotes from my life that I hope will speak to what the Writers Guild of America is fighting for and why Catholics should care.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Jim McDermott
Sister Boniface reminds me of so many great women’s religious that I have had the good fortune of knowing—enormously competent, of deep integrity and undaunted in their commitment to helping people.
Lined brown pew benches
FaithScripture Reflections
Jim McDermott
A Reflection for Friday of the Third Week of Easter, by Jim McDermott, S.J.
Betty Gilpin as an AI-fighting nun in ”Mrs. Davis”
Arts & CultureTelevision
Jim McDermott
To those who are already exhausted by the all-A.I., all-the-time reporting of 2023, have no fear: “Mrs. Davis” is not a show about A.I., not really.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Jim McDermott
After a stint in rehab, a break up from his wife followed almost immediately by a new relationship and then a baby with the actress Olivia Munn, comedian John Mulaney is back with a new Netflix special, “Baby J.”
colorful icons of a hummingbird, monarch butteryfly and bee
FaithFaith in Focus
Jim McDermott
Artist Angela Manno creates Byzantine Russian-style icons of threatened and endangered plant and animal species. And they are really extraordinary.