People love yoga. People love the spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola. Mash the two together, and you have created a nice, marketable concept that can sweep a bundle of folks into the arms of the Lord and/or the Society of Jesus.
Joe Hoover, S.J.
Joe Hoover, S.J., is America’s poetry editor and producer of a new film, “The Allegory.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Great poetry that makes no sense: America’s 2018 Poetry Roundup
And reading poetry, like the books in our 2018 poetry review, can be a great way to not make perfect sense of a thing, but to just be with a thing.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
What lies in the heart of an ICE officer?
He said he can’t let his feelings get in the way of this. He can’t bend the rules for one person.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
No, there is not a “civil war” in the Catholic Church
People do not have the time or money or energy to be angry at popes or angry at people who are angry at popes.
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
A wise and lovely metaphor
Nearly 1,000 poems poured in this year for America’s annual Foley Poetry Contest from writers of all ages.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
At a special screening, an infant weeps for St. Paul
Someone brought their newborn to a preview of ‘Paul,’ and that newborn wailed.
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
Thinking about joining the Jesuits? Stop sitting on the fence and try it out.
I know this is generally not O.K. to do, writing a whole article about joining the Jesuits.
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
Christian Poetry v. “Christian Poetry”
How does one define Christian poetry?
Posted inIdeas, Politics & Society
James Comey deserves a Daytime Emmy
It’s not that Mr. Comey told a bunch of lies and covered them up with a prize-winning performance. It’s that facts can sound like lies when you tell them under pressure. Mr. Comey, who has had experience testifying before Congress, didn’t buckle to the pressure.