Voices
Jim McDermott, S.J., is an associate editor at America.
FaithFaith in Focus
As Catholics enter into Lent, a season that we mark by acts of both repentance and service, it is worth considering how we might move from alarm at antisemitism to action.
Arts & CultureArt
When Ukrainian artist Oleksandr Klymenko came upon thousands of wooden boxes being used to transport ammunition, he decided to use them as canvases for art.
Arts & CultureFilm
“Women Talking” is an exploration of the way that religion can be used to imprison people—and what’s worse, to teach them to imprison themselves.
FaithFaith in Focus
This week, I gave Playground, a more customizable version of ChatGPT, a series of prompts for Ash Wednesday homilies. And the results were pretty astonishing.
Arts & CultureArt
What does A.I. paint as the communion of saints? And what does that say about how we have taught it to visualize the saints?
Arts & CultureShort Take
The Super Bowl ads are effective precisely because they’re less interested in Jesus and more interested in getting us to think about our choices.
FaithFaith in Focus
In a sense, the pope’s messages all amount to the same thing: Hello and God bless you. But there is a care in the language that is striking.
Politics & SocietyIdeas
Prior to 1964, no pope had left Italy for 150 years. The advent of the 747 and long-haul flights enabled popes to finally visit the world, and the world to visit the pope.
FaithScripture Reflections
A Reflection for the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, by Jim McDermott, S.J.
FaithFaith in Focus
The Harvard Study of Adult Development has found that deep relationships are a key to long term emotional well-being. As I read their findings, I found myself wondering how many people would include a relationship with God as one of the deep personal relationships of their lives.