A Book of Uncommon Prayer: 100 Celebrations of the Miracle and Muddle of the Ordinary
"A Book of Uncommon Prayer" by Brian Doyle offers 100 heartfelt and whimsical prayers about everyday life, from cashiers to muddy dogs. Celebrating ordinary moments with stealth theology and humor, Doyle's words aim to change perspectives. This tenth anniversary edition includes new reflections from his wife and friend, commemorating Doyle's unique contribution to literature and faith.
- One-of-a-kind prayers about everyday subjects
- Heartfelt, simple, real and poignant
- From Cashiers to senators to muddy dogs
- Arrows to the heart that help readers change the way they see the world
- Fun, inspiring and filled with enthusiasm of a remarkable man and author
Prayers for cashiers and good shoes; for shorter sermons and better senators; prayers for the bruised, foolish, glorious, stumbling, brilliant Church; for chaplains and mathematicians; for idiot authors and muddy dogs: These are the most heartfelt and headlong prayers you will ever read and share—the grinning, snarling prayers we mouth quietly in the car and the shower and the pub, the small chapels of our everyday life.
Doyle said he aimed to write short pieces that functioned like “arrows to the heart.” This book is a quiver full of those sharp arrows, “stealth theology” that explores everyday encounters—from nuns to possums, from Chet Baker to Port-A-Potties—through a Catholic, sacramental imagination.
Since Doyle’s death in 2017 from a brain tumor, enthusiasm for his award-winning writing has only swelled, whether it’s his quirky prayers, kinetic essays, or magical novels such as Mink River and The Plover. This tenth anniversary edition of A Book of Uncommon Prayer includes a new foreword from his wife, Mary, and an afterword from his good friend Peter Boland, who delivered the eulogy at Doyle’s funeral.
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- "A Book of Uncommon Prayer" by Brian Doyle offers 100 heartfelt and whimsical prayers about everyday life, from cashiers to muddy dogs. Celebrating ordinary moments with stealth theology and humor, Doyle's words aim to change perspectives. This tenth
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- anniversary edition includes new reflections from his wife and friend, commemorating Doyle's unique contribution to literature and faith.
A Book of Uncommon Prayer: 100 Celebrations of the Miracle and Muddle of the Ordinary
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