The Province of Joy: Praying with Flannery O’Connor

by Angela Alaimo O’Donnell

Publisher:

Paraclete Press

, 2012

Overview

The Province of Joy is a book of hours rooted in the rich theological imagination of fiction writer, Flannery O’Connor. A lifelong Catholic devoted to liturgical prayer, O’Connor was also an avid reader and thinker who lived a rich spiritual life. Cutting a broad swath through spiritual and theological texts of every stamp, O’Connor engaged ideas about the nature of prayer and its many forms on a daily basis and often shared them in her correspondence, essays, and stories. This book brings together O’Connor's practice of prayer and the rich spiritual context within which O’Connor lived and out of which she wrote.

Key Features

• Engages ideas about the nature of prayer.
• Brings together O’Connor’s practice of prayer.
• Helps us see grace in the most difficult of circumstances.

Praise for the Print Edition

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

Like a beautiful quilt, Province of Joy is a deeply loving, imaginative work of art and faith.

–Elizabeth A. Johnson

Product Details

• Title: The Province of Joy: Praying with Flannery O'Connor
• Author: Angela Alaimo O’Donnell
• Publisher: Paraclete Press
• Print Publication Date: 2012
• Pages: 160
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• ISBNs: 9781557257031, 1557257035
• Resource ID: LLS:PRVNCJYFLNNCNNR
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-24T17:06:31Z

About Angela Alaimo O’Donnell

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.