Drawing from St. Augustine's Confessions, Father Jordan tells the moving story of Monica's decades of prayer and tears for her son's conversion — and how St. Ambrose's famous words, "the son of so many tears surely would not perish," offer hope for anyone persisting in prayer without seeing immediate answers.
Examine the gap between who we appear to be and who we truly are — and how encountering Christ, the Truth himself, can heal that discrepancy and lead us to authentic holiness.
on the feast day of St. James the Apostle. Discover how true Christian greatness comes not from seeking power and position, but through humble service to others.
While we usually celebrate saints on the day of their death (their "heavenly birthday"), John the Baptist is one of only three people whose earthly birth we honor.
