Voices

Jim McDermott, S.J., is an associate editor at America.
Arts & CultureTelevision
I find Dave Chappelle’s concept of empathy for transgender people worth considering — both for what it includes and misses.
FaithFaith in Focus
First: You are not required to talk about sex in the confessional.
Arts & CultureIdeas
I am not a fan of billionaire space flights. But then I watched Mr. Shatner weep like he had seen the face of God when he got back to Earth.
Arts & CultureFilm
The ‘Bond’ franchise has finally rid itself of a decades-long pattern of misogyny and sexism. Unfortunately, the movies are also showing signs of losing relevance.
Arts & CultureFilm
“Mass” captures perfectly this experience of tragic loss, from two radically different perspectives.
Arts & CultureIdeas
As former Facebook employee Frances Haugen testified before Congress, one question seemed to rise to the surface: Is it time to regulate (and perhaps break up) Facebook? From a Catholic standpoint, the answer is absolutely and emphatically yes.
FaithIdeas
We are at a point where people of good will need to stop engaging with the MCU for a minute.
Politics & SocietyFaith
On this feast of St. Francis of Assisi, we take a moment to give praise to God for some of our siblings now forever gone from this planet, and to try and deepen our union with all of God’s creation.
FaithIdeas
The pope’s recent meeting of his cardinal advisors gave a fascinating glimpse into the lives of these men (and their Zoom game).
Arts & CultureIdeas
Maybe in this time of uncertainty, fear and doubt, it would be worth recruiting some young people like BTS, Greta Thunberg or Malala Yousafzai to officially join the pope in his fight for the future of our planet.