The Jesuits at the magazine saw themselves as ministering in a country hostile to the Catholic faith and so chose Edmund Campion as their patron.
Joe Hoover, S.J.
Joe Hoover, S.J., is America’s poetry editor and producer of a new film, “The Allegory.”
Posted inIn All Things, Politics & Society
Onward Christian Soldier
It was a dark night and a bleak next morning. And then grace came.
Posted inTheater
The church has profound truths to speak about sexuality. Why is no one listening?
There are radiant truths within these Catholic documents. And then, it seems, the darker shroud of Rome is thrown down and ruins it all.
Posted inIn All Things
‘To Kill A Mockingbird.’ All too timely.
The best of art is never distant—it hits us across the face.
Posted inPoetry
Daring Words: The 2016 Foley Poetry Contest
Between Jan. 1 and March 31 over 1,000 poems were sent in for America’s annual Foley contest.
Posted inPoetry
Looking for justice in poetry: America’s spring poetry review
Social movements need great art.
Posted inIn All Things
Taking back ‘New York Values’
The moneyed, socially-liberal elite Mr. Trump turned Ted Cruz’s insult on its head.
Posted inFrom Our Archives
Poetry editor Joseph Hoover interviews award-winning poet Annabelle Moseley.
Annabelle Moseley has authored nine books including several poetry chapbooks two full-length poetry collections and a young adult fantasy novel Her most recent book is a double volume of poetry A Ship to Hold the World and The Marionette rsquo s Ascent nbsp Wiseblood Books 2014 Among other d
Posted inIn All Things
In “Jay and Ruby Get Religion,” giving up a monologue in order to talk about God
The speech about “The Outsiders” was fantastic. But it had to go.
Posted inPoetry
‘Called to Salt-Work’: This year’s Foley poetry contest
This year’s Foley poetry contest