Esperanza makes an altar on the vanity and prepares the space for chanting, a prayer meeting but more unapologetic, ritualistic and communal.
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Celina Pereira,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Where Wilson and Fischer really deepen Wills-Jones’ tale is in the private moments between the fisherwoman and her wicker husband, who awaits her at the altar in a handsome new suit and shoes borrowed from her neighbors — the tailor (Nabhaan Rizwan), shoemaker (Scott Alexander Yougng) and so on.
With her latest, Pearce puts forth a perspective of grace and faith, offering a rebuttal to shame, guilt, and judgmental messages that can too often flow from church pulpits and critical people.
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Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2026
The pulpit of Temple Emanu-El has given me many blessings.
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Joshua M. Davidson,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2026
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