Voices

Jim McDermott, S.J., is an associate editor at America.
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It’s a strange thing to call the vast majority of believers “the other members” of the church.
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The move is an attempt to keep politics and prejudice out of the registration process.
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Here is the danger: that assisted suicide becomes the cheap alternative to health care.
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Rather than the stage on which our story is unfolding, the universe becomes the crux of the story, and we just a part.
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As talented a player as he was, what he’ll be most remembered for is the infectiousness of his joy.
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Pope Francis comes to the United States this week, and that means lots of hours of TV news coverage, often about things that many members of the mainstream media wouldn’t know that much about.
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What if Biden’s connection to his own grief and loss actually make him an intriguing candidate for the presidency? And why aren't more people talking about John Kasich?
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Unless something very unexpected happens in the next few hours, the California State Legislature will pass legislation that enables California citizens to end their own lives with the help of a physician.
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Serra showed genuine if imperfect care for Native people. How can we do the same?