Province of Joy: Praying with Flannery O'Connor - Paperback

by Angela O'Donnell (Author)

"Like a beautiful quilt, Province of Joy is a deeply loving, imaginative work of art and faith." - Elizabeth A. Johnson

This unique "Book of Hours" is modeled on the spiritual life and prayer practices of one of our most interesting writers.

"Flannery O'Connor's stories help us see grace in the most difficult of circumstances. O'Donnell artfully combines selections from her writings with daily prayers and readings for something wonderful: a prayer book that is old and new, timely and timeless, comforting and provocative."
- James Martin, SJ, author of Between Heaven and Mirth

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"Like a beautiful quilt, Province of Joy is a deeply loving, imaginative work of art and faith." --Elizabeth A. Johnson

This unique "Book of Hours" is modeled on the spiritual life and prayer practices of one of our most interesting writers.

"Flannery O'Connor's stories help us see grace in the most difficult of circumstances. O'Donnell artfully combines selections from her writings with daily prayers and readings for something wonderful: a prayer book that is old and new, timely and timeless, comforting and provocative." --James Martin, SJ, author of Between Heaven and Mirth

Author Biography

Angela Alaimo O'Donnell, Ph.D., is a writer, poet, and professor. She teaches English, Creative Writing, and courses in Catholic Studies at Fordham University in New York City and serves as Associate Director of Fordham's Curran Center for American Catholic Studies. She is also co-editor of the Curran Center's new book series, "Studies in the Catholic Imagination: The Flannery O'Connor Trust Series," published by Fordham University Press.