
- 176 pages
- English
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About this book
2019 Foreword INDIES Award, Gold for Essay With organized religion becoming increasingly divisive and politicized and Americans abandoning their pews in droves, it's easy to question aspects of traditional spirituality and devotion. In response to this shifting landscape, Sonja Livingston undertakes a variety of expeditions—from a mobile confessional in Cajun Country to a eucharistic procession in Galway, Ireland, to the Death and Marigolds Parade in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Mass in a county jail on Thanksgiving Day—to better understand devotion in her own life. The Virgin of Prince Street chronicles her quest, offering an intimate and unusually candid view into Livingston's relationship with the swiftly changing Catholic Church and into her own changing heart. Ultimately, Livingston's meditations on quirky rituals and fading traditions thoughtfully and dynamically interrogate traditional elements of sacramental devotion, especially as they relate to concepts of religion, relationships, and the sacred.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Author’s Note
- Search for the Virgin, Part I: Rochester
- 1. Absolute Mystery
- 2. The Heart Is a First-Class Relic
- Search for the Virgin, Part II: Rochester
- 3. Real Presence
- 4. Feast of Corpus Christi
- Search for the Virgin, Part III: Rochester
- 5. Altar Girl
- 6. Miracle of the Eyes
- Search for the Virgin, Part IV: Pittsburgh
- 7. Litany for a Dying Church
- 8. Feast of Saint Blaise
- 9. Devil’s Advocate
- Search for the Virgin, Part V: Buffalo
- 10. Act of Contrition
- 11. In Persona Christi
- Search for the Virgin, Part VI: Buffalo
- 12. Holy Water
- 13. The Marigold Parade
- Search for the Virgin, Part VII: Buffalo
- 14. A Brief History of Prayer
- 15. Feast of the Epiphany
- Search for the Virgin, Part VIII: Rochester
- Acknowledgments
- Sources