Voices

Jim McDermott, S.J., is an associate editor at America.
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There must be someone pulling the strings, right?
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There really is no “bottom” to get to with “The X-Files,” no fully-formed mystery to be uncovered.
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Los Angeles archbishop issues statement on the Supreme Court decision to review Obama's immigration order
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On Thursday the Catholic Church in California scored a significant legal victory regarding the right of Catholic hospitals to refuse certain medical procedures.
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Netflix true crime series exposes systemic questions about our criminal justice system.
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When it comes to precipitation, Angelenos are easily excited.
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It’s really the story of Jesus, if you think about it.
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Rather than focus on any one topic, here are ten things I enjoyed this year that you might like for the year to come 2016 (in no particular order).
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Maybe the sadness that some of us feel at the holidays is not self-pity but invitation.
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Sith or Jedi: it's all about the small choices. So as a wise prophet once said, choose wisely.