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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.
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
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