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Joe Hoover, S.J., is America’s poetry editor and producer of "The Allegory".
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.
FaithIn All Things
Joe Hoover, S.J.
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.
A supporter of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reacts to the news that Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump won the election in the early morning hours of Nov. 9. (CNS photo/Adrees Latif, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyIn All Things
Joe Hoover, S.J.
It was a dark night and a bleak next morning. And then grace came.