Voices
Brother Joe Hoover, S.J., is America’s poetry editor and the author of O Death, Where is Thy Sting: A Meditation on Suffering.
FaithLent Reflections
A Reflection for the Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent, by Joe Hoover, S.J.
Arts & CultureShort Take
The maligning of this girl’s good name has to end. And, at least in our pages, it will end.
Arts & CultureIdeas
Sure, we can talk about excellence. But we shouldn’t accept as fact the idea that we can rank the worth of a piece of art. That is a fiction itself, a fundamental untruth.
FaithLent Reflections
A Reflection for the First Monday of Lent, by Joe Hoover, S.J.
FaithFaith in Focus
Can we ultimately trust the smirking ones in our midst, the sarcastic with a clever quip for our every move, for each vulnerable moment?
FaithAdvent Reflections
A Reflection for the Saturday of the Third Week of Advent
FaithAdvent Reflections
A Reflection for the Thursday of the First Week of Advent
FaithFaith in Focus
How can we be grateful in a world filled with inequality?
Arts & CulturePoetry
he opened up the window for Dec 24 even though it was like Dec 3
FaithShort Take
Many topics of great import were discussed at the meeting of the U.S. bishops. But they missed the mark on bingo, confession and whether cats possess prevenient grace.