Bill McCormick, SJ explains what it is like to grow up on the US-Mexico border, where “time is greater than space.”
All posts by Bill McCormick, SJ
Bill, a Texan, FJV and Jesuit, is a regent at Saint Louis University, where undergraduates teach him political science and philosophy. He entered the Society in 2013, having studied politics at Chicago and Texas.
Joined in 2015 67 posts bmccormicksj@thejesuitpost.org
Freedom for What? Reading Franzen for Today
We have the freedom to be everything but free. Bill McCormick considers the lasting relevance of Franzen’s novel “Freedom.”
Loving to Hate: Reflections on Anger in Public Discourse
Bill McCormick, SJ considers what anger in politics does to us, and what anger keeps us from doing in our desires for justice.
An Overview of Amoris Laetitia
The Pope’s new exhortation places Church teaching on the family in the context of love and mercy.
The Ides Have It: When the Party’s Over, Part II
Beware the Ides of March! In light of the primaries on March 15th, Bill McCormick considers what a Trump candidacy might spell for the GOP in 2016 — and beyond.
When the Party’s Over: Part I
In this first of two parts, Bill McCormick explains: Where does the GOP go from here?
Five Questions After South Carolina and Nevada
Bill McCormick and Dan Dixon ask five critical questions after the big weekend in South Carolina and Nevada.
New Hampshire 2016: Five Things We Learned
Dan Dixon and Bill McCormick offer five thoughtful take-aways from the primary in New Hampshire. Thanks to them, you’ll be the smartest person at the water cooler on Ash Wednesday…
Iowa 2016: Five Things We Learned
TJP’s resident political analyst Bill McCormick, SJ gives us five lessons we learned from the 2016 Iowa Caucus.