Poems like these at the very least deserve more eyes on them, and we are more than happy to make that happen.
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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Religious brothers and workers’ rights: A surprising May Day connection
Jesuit brothers of the world, unite!
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
Paul’s murderous threats
A Reflection for Friday of the Third Week of Easter, by Joe Hoover, S.J.
Posted inArts & Culture, Poetry
Spring poetry roundup: Mini catechisms in verse
In one way or another, these collections bear the traces of the divine, of the needful Christ.
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I find ‘Fiducia Supplicans’ hard to accept. Maybe that’s the point.
Amid all the wrestling with theology we do, maybe our job is also to notice what is being done to us. To behold the way God uses vexing things like conflict in the church to work on us, to purify us.
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In defense of the ‘He Gets Us’ Super Bowl ads
Maybe the real message of this ad should be not that “God Gets Us” but that “We Don’t Get God.”
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With me or against me?
A Reflection for Thursday of the Third Week of Lent, by Joe Hoover, S.J.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
Netflix’s ‘The Greatest Night in Pop’ is the perfect Gen-X nostalgia trip
An in-depth look at the making of “We Are The World,” Netflix’s new documentary “The Greatest Night in Pop” is an intimate look back at a unique moment in music history.
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Hearing changes everything
A Reflection for Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time, by Joe Hoover, S.J.
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Praying for peace in Gaza and letting go of rage
A Reflection for Thursday of the First Week in Ordinary Time, by Joe Hoover, S.J.