Voices

Jim McDermott, S.J., is an associate editor at America.
FaithShort Take
Forty minutes of mentoring is only a start, but Meghan Markle and Melissa McCarthy’s initiative for women is a well-timed opportunity to show compassion.
FaithFaith in Focus
Summer is a good season to take stock of how our dependence on technology can change us. Here are seven steps for seeing your smartphone more clearly.
FaithFaith in Focus
Even as I still would like to make everyone get vaccinated right this second, I also find myself praying for those still hesitant.
FaithFaith in Focus
We begin each Mass like the disciples, locked in our rooms, isolated and maybe afraid. Then out of nowhere Jesus appears in our midst and brings us together.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Age-based, “first come, first serve” strategies appear impartial, but statistics indicate that everyone is not the same.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
It is as though there are two parallel universes co-existing here, one hopeful and “normal for now,” the other overwhelmed by suffering.
Arts & CultureTelevision
In 2020 the best TV was whatever got you through the night.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Hidden amid its meme-ready moments, “The Mandalorian” is quietly investigating the inadequacy of our ideas about each other.
Arts & CultureTelevision
‘The Boys’ gleefully satirizes every aspect of superhero movies by showing how corrupt all-powerful beings would be if they existed in the real world.
Arts & CultureTelevision
Placing three Black characters at the center of a new TV series yields fresh, unexpected turns.