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:

• Archbishop Alfred Hughes on Hurricane Katrina

• Jordan Haddad, Ph.D., on grief, suffering, and hope

• Jennifer Morel, Ph.D., on the Acadiana virtue of providence

• Fr. Joshua Johnson and Mary Lee Eggart on Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Baton Rouge

• Fr. Antonio "Speedy" Farrugia on Hurricane Ida recovery

• Fr. Mark Raphael on the origin on Louisiana Cajuns

• Jane Scharl on uncouth Medieval literature

• Jennifer Heil, Ph.D., on Lectio Divine in fiction

• A short story by Grace Fitzpatrick

• Poetry by Tamara Nicholl-Smith and Justin Lacour

• Sacred art by Jacob Zumo