Joie de Vivre is a thirty-four page print journal of Catholic art, cultures, and letters for South Louisiana. We provide a space for artists, poets, pastors, historians, theologians, and story-tellers to reflect upon the Catholic faith, the arts, and their intersection with our native culture. Joie de Vivre is a publication of The St. Louis IX Art Society.

This issue features:

• David Warren on the artwork of Dom Gregory de Witt

• Fr. Andy DeRouen on Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Lake Charles

• Daniel Stewart on the distillation of spirits

• Sr. Marie-Therese, CJC, on the Fete-Dieu du Teche

• Caitlin Gilson Smith, Ph.D., on Babette’s Feast

• Nathan Mastnjak, Ph.D., on New Testament parables

• Joshua Brumfield, Ph.D., on the Eucharist and stories

• Short story by Alexa Dodd

• Poetry by James Matthew Wilson, Ph.D.

• Rachel Moore on her cover art