Saint Everywhere, Mary Lea Carroll
Saint Everywhere, Mary Lea Carroll
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Saint Everywhere
Travels in Search of the Lady Saints

Author: Mary Lea Carroll

Narrator: Mary Lea Carroll

Unabridged: 3 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/02/2019


Synopsis

"Charming, funny, informative, moving and spiritually profound, this little book delights the soul."
—Michelle Huneven, author of Blame (a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award), Jamesland, and Round Rock Traveling with—and learning from—the women saints While visiting Siena, Italy, Mary Lea Carroll grew fascinated with the remarkable story of St. Catherine of Siena and made a resolution: Whenever she was lucky enough to travel, if a shrine dedicated to a female saint was nearby, she'd visit it and learn about her. What started as a hobby grew into a journey she never expected, one rich with challenges and cappuccinos, doubts and inspiration, glasses of wine with strangers and moments of transcendence. Over eight quests, Carroll takes readers along with her as she seeks to learn something from a few great women of history, while looking for ways to be a better citizen of the world.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dianne on December 15, 2024

This small book was quite a nice surprise. Written like a travelogue, detailing the author's experiences while searching for connections to some of the female Saints, this was entertaining and informative. Carroll's travels encouraged her to spend more time on her spiritual wellbeing and she comes a......more

Goodreads review by Mel on May 01, 2019

A wonderful book that is both travelogue and meditation, funny and profound. Mary Lea Carroll is an excellent, trenchant companion as she uncovers and rediscovers some of the most interesting of the female saints and their traditions. She's intrepid and wide open to serendipity, but no lightweight,......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on August 12, 2023

A charming journey with a woman discovering friends with the lady saints (and one statue…who actually was tied in with one of her lady saint friends). The writing was honest and transparent in the best ways, and it made me consider my own journey through the Catholic ghetto. As the author examines h......more

Goodreads review by Philip on July 07, 2019

The author gives the reader a glimpse into a spiritual journey that is surprisingly satisfying and uplifting. When reading a book like this I find that the author will often try too hard and sound like an evangelist which pushes me away from the experience that the author needs to bring me into in or......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne on May 04, 2019

An inspiring, spiritual read. Mary Lea takes you on a beautiful, personal journey of travel and discovery through the work of these remarkable women saints and helps us discover the good within each and every one of us!......more