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Voices
Joe Hoover, S.J., is America’s poetry editor and producer of a new film, "The Allegory".
FaithFaith in Focus
Joe Hoover, S.J.
People do not have the time or money or energy to be angry at popes or angry at people who are angry at popes.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Joe Hoover, S.J.
Nearly 1,000 poems poured in this year for America’s annual Foley Poetry Contest from writers of all ages.
Jim Caviezel as Luke and James Faulkner as Paul are seen in the film "Paul, Apostle of Christ." (CNS photo/Sony Pictures) 
Arts & CultureFilm
Joe Hoover, S.J.
Someone brought their newborn to a preview of ‘Paul,’ and that newborn wailed.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Joe Hoover, S.J.
What does it mean to follow Christ?
The Jesuits of St. Ignatius College Preparatory and Santa Clara College in San Francisco, take in 1905. 
FaithOf Many Things
Joe Hoover, S.J.
I know this is generally not O.K. to do, writing a whole article about joining the Jesuits.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Joe Hoover, S.J.
How does one define Christian poetry?
Former FBI Director James Comey testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 8, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & SocietyIdeas
Joe Hoover, S.J.
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.
The 2017 winner of the Foley Poetry Contest is "Rio Grande (South)" by John Poch. Photo: Bob Palin.
Arts & CulturePoetry
Joe Hoover, S.J.
Br. Joseph Hoover, S.J. reflects on this year's Foley Poetry Contest.
Vivian Tuttle holds a photo of her daughter Yvonne, who was murdered during a 2002 bank robbery in Norfolk, Neb., as she testifies in favor of the death penalty at a public hearing in Omaha, Neb. in October 2016 (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, file).
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Joe Hoover, S.J.
The fight against the death penalty lays bare the strengths and weaknesses of the Catholic approach to pro-life issues.
Visitors to the lobby of Trump Tower wear "Make America Great Again" hats, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, in New York (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik).
Politics & SocietyIn All Things
Joe Hoover, S.J.
The headquarters of America sit just one block from Trump Tower.