Description: The Lady of the Angels and Her City is a pilgrimage narrative. It recounts Wendy Wrights return to her hometown and her visitations to the citys many Marian churches and shrines. But it is about much more than Wrights personal pilgrimage. It affords glimpses into the history of Los Angeles Catholicism and, indeed, Catholicism in America. It peeks into the founding of the faith in the frontier region, the heroic labors of the religious orders that went on mission there and their sometimes dramatic destinies, and the waves of immigrants who have arrived on American shores.
Brief description:
Wendy M. Wright (1947-2025) served for almost thirty years as professor of theology at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and later as affiliate faculty at the Oblate School of Theology's Institute for the Study of Contemporary Spirituality. She was the author of seventeen books including The Lady of the Angels and Her City: A Marian Pilgrimage (Liturgical Press).
Review Quotes: Here is a pearl of contemplative wisdom formed from layers of insight, discernment, friendship, expansive maternal sensibility, and the author's own 'soul moments.' It is a treasure of art, local history, and multicultural experience, perceptive theology, and awareness of how images of Mary could reinforce both women's oppression and freedom.Joann Wolski Conn, Neumann University (Professor Emerita), Past President, Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality