Tau PublishingSaints Behind Bars
God’s presence in a state prison through God’s servant, Sister Antonia Maguire, FMSC
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- ISBN, perfect bound
- 978-1-61956-661-3
- ISBN, EPUB ebook
- 978-1-61956-898-3
- ISBN, PDF ebook
- 978-1-61956-899-0
- Pages
- 98
- Size
- 5.5 × 8.5 in
- Edition
- Perfect bound first edition, May 2023
- Language
- English
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About this book
“Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.” — St. Augustine
For 42 years Sister Antonia Maguire, FMSC, was the Catholic chaplain at Taconic, Bedford Hills and Sing Sing prisons in New York, where she came face to face with men and women she saw as the uncanonized saints of the Church. It was her dream to write this book. Her friend of 47 years, Sister Laura Morgan, FMSC, who shared the ministry for more than three decades, promised to carry that dream out.
Here are the stories and words of the incarcerated themselves: Joe, Leo, Francisco, Bertha, Tony and many others, with their prayers, reflections and letters, alongside Sister Antonia’s own account of how she came to prison ministry.
A trinity of saints, as the cover puts it: an incarcerated person, the God of love who dwells within us, and a Sister dedicated to making God’s mercy and presence known.
Inside
- Create in Me a New Heart, by Sister Laura Morgan
- Sr. Antonia’s Introduction to Prison Ministry
- The Communion of Saints: stories of men and women in prison
- REC (Residents Encounter Christ) stories, reflections and prayers
- Letters and reflections from inmates, including those living with AIDS