A Reflection for Thursday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time, by Joe Hoover, S.J.
Joe Hoover, S.J.
Joe Hoover, S.J., is America’s poetry editor and producer of a new film, “The Allegory.”
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Pope Leo, the Chicago White Sox and ‘No Kings’ Trump protests: a dispatch and meditation
As Chicago’s “No Kings” protests against President Trump wound down Saturday afternoon, the celebration of Pope Leo at White Sox stadium began. Which made me wonder: Does one impact the other?
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
The 2025 Foley poetry contest: Lyric questions about grief
These are poems that grip your heart, stretch your mind and startle your soul awake.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
To each according to need
A Reflection for Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter, by Joe Hoover, S.J.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Wherever we go, God will be there
A Reflection for Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent, by Joe Hoover, S.J.
Posted inFaith, Features
‘The Chosen’ is wildly popular. Should Catholics watch it?
A Jesuit considers the series that has become an international phenomenon.
Posted inFaith, Jesuit School Spotlight
Brebeuf Jesuit Prep shares the Gospel in a unique, interfaith way
In today’s religious culture, Brebeuf could be seen as a model for other Catholic institutions for evangelization and interreligious dialogue.
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In the Annunciation, Mary steps quietly into frame
A Reflection for Friday of the Third Week of Advent, by Joe Hoover, S.J.
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Behold the Handmaid
if you go to Mass, you hear the near-perfect opening
line in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God
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Listen to the saints and mystics: Let nothing disturb you—not even the election.
God alone suffices. Let not Donald disturb you.