Voices
Jim McDermott, S.J., is an associate editor at America.
FaithFaith in Focus
When L.G.B.T. people look at the communion of the saints, we should be able to see someone who looks like us.
Arts & CultureFilm
I dare say having Tom Cruise walk across the big screen toting a gun is more effective at selling firearms than a flurry of Republican ads.
Arts & CultureFilm
The danger with returning to characters who have struggled to find their way and earned their success is that if you don’t have a new story worthy of them, you risk undermining all that they have achieved.
Politics & SocietyLast Take
Rather than talk to the graduates of Marquette University about his many achievements, Dwyane Wade spoke about two important moments of failure in his life.
FaithFaith in Focus
For people who live in New York City, Times Square is a nightmare place, a hellish whirlpool of bodies, noise and capitalism. But this weekend I discovered something new and not awful there.
Arts & CultureFilm
In “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” Marvel took all the toys that they know the fans want and then smashed them in front of us.
FaithLast Take
So it’s time for you to graduate. Four young America editors and one Star Wars nerd have some advice for you.
FaithFaith in Focus
I don’t know about you, but I find when things around me are getting crazy, it becomes difficult to connect to any deeper sense of self or God.
Arts & CultureTelevision
While “Star Trek” has presented itself as a show about exploring strange new worlds, at its heart it has always been about elevating those whom society has ignored.
Politics & Society
Or should they have already logged off?