The Prison Angel: Mother Antonia's Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail

Mary C. Jordan
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Traces the story of Mary Clarke, describing her choice to leave her comfortable home for a spiritual life among drug lords and inmates in one of Mexico's most notorious jails, where she organized the Servants of the Eleventh Hour community of sisters and led numerous criminals through profound spiritual transformations.
Genres: NonfictionBiographySpiritualitySocial JusticeBook ClubChristianFaithCatholicMemoirReligion
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