Episode Details

We hold up Saint Monica as the quiet force behind Saint Augustine, and we face the hard truth that we cannot control someone we love into choosing God. We name what it looks like to stay awake in faith through years of waiting, trusting that God stays faithful even when people falter. 
• Saint Monica’s place in Augustine’s story and in our parish life 
• Monica’s suffering, Augustine’s wandering, and the limits of persuasion 
• The power of persistent prayer and honest tears 
• “The son of so many tears cannot be lost” as a Christian anchor 
• Hearing “stay awake” as guidance for long seasons of waiting 
• Bringing loved ones back to God again and again without forcing them 
• Augustine’s conversion through Saint Ambrose and his baptism in 387 
• Monica’s final request to be remembered at the altar 
• God’s faithfulness as the foundation for hope and perseverance 

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