I love the Catholic Church, for the big reasons and the small ones, and today I am reminded of one of the latter as it is St. Augustine’s feastday. By itself it is perhaps nothing to remark upon beyond Augustine himself, the great convert and Doctor, but coupled together with the fact that his mother, St. Monica, had her feastday yesterday on the Church’s calendar is touching and beautiful.
The faithful mother whose prayers for her lost son were answered by God in spades is the model of all mothers with children who have strayed from their Father and His Son. And because of her prayers, one of the greatest sinners became one of the greatest saints.
I love this picture of Sts. Monica and Augustine
