The Gospel According to Star Wars: Fr. Jim McDermott, SJ, On Faith, Compassion & Hope

This is the podcast you're looking for. Full disclosure on today’s episode: it’s a deep dive into the cultural and spiritual impacts of Star Wars — just in time for the release of the latest and final installment, The Rise of Skywalker. And it’s a real opportunity to find God in all things. Fr. Jim McDermott, SJ, is a big Star Wars nerd. He’s a screenwriter and the Los Angeles correspondent for America Magazine, and he writes a weekly newsletter about pop culture and spirituality called Pop Culture Spirit Wow. And, naturally, he’s done a lot of writing, reading and thinking about Star Wars. This conversation on Star Wars isn’t really just about Star Wars. We’re talking here about the nature of forgiveness and redemption, the impacts of structural sin and violence and the role stories play in our understanding of spirituality. You should have a good feeling about this. Subscribe — or subscribe not — to AMDG wherever you listen to podcasts. And if you think this is the Baby Yoda of podcasts, then don’t forget to leave us a nice review.