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October 11, 2020 59 mins

Reflections on suffering; God's apparent absence and/or disregard; death; the moment he decided to become a Jesuit; and the intersection of art and spirituality.

 

Joe Hoover, SJ is a religious brother in the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits, working primarily in the arts.  He is an actor, playwright and essayist, and his first book - "O Death, Where Is Thy Sting: A Meditation on Suffering" - will be released December of 2020 from Orbis Books.  He is also the poetry editor at America Magazine.  

 

At one point, Joe mentions one of his early heroes: Dorothy Day, a progressive Catholic activist.

Here is a link describing one of the cornerstones of Jesuit training: The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius

And for good measure, once again, his new book: "O Death, Where Is Thy Sting: A Meditation on Suffering" from Orbis Books

 

Joe's Facebook: Joe Hoover

 

Official Website: nicholasdagosto.com

Instagram: @nicholasdagosto #GodsDelicateShow

Twitter: @nicholasdagosto #GodsDelicateShow 

LinkedIn: Nicholas D'Agosto 

Music by Sean Whalen, Art by Alexandra Delano

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