The Virgin of Prince Street

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WithorganizedreligionbecomingincreasinglydivisiveandpoliticizedandAmericansabandoningtheirpewsindroves,it’seasytoquestionaspectsoftraditionalspiritualityanddevotion.Inresponsetothisshiftinglandscape,SonjaLivingstonundertakesavarietyofexpeditions--fromamobileconfessionalinCajunCountrytoaeucharisticprocessioninGalway,Ireland,totheDeathandMarigoldsParadeinAlbuquerque,NewMexico,andMassinacountyjailonThanksgivingDay--tobetterunderstanddevotioninherownlife.TheVirginofPrinceStreetchroniclesherquest,offeringanintimateandunusuallycandidviewintoLivingston’srelationshipwiththeswiftlychangingCatholicChurchandintoherownchangingheart.Ultimately,Livingston’smeditationsonquirkyritualsandfadingtraditionsthoughtfullyanddynamicallyinterrogatetraditionalelementsofsacramentaldevotion,especiallyastheyrelatetoconceptsofreligion,relationships,andthesacred.


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