St. Monica and the Power of Persistent Prayer NEW overseeing the BBQ with a

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With vivid biographical anecdotes

Ways in which the providential power of paradox can help you obtain the miracle you need

and emotion

even disgust

St. Monica and the Power of Persistent Prayer NEW overseeing the BBQ with aMany of us give up on prayer when we don't get the answer we want WHEN we want it. For nearly two decades, Saint Monica prayed for her wayward son. Years and years of prayers, seemingly unanswered. Countless tears shed with no relief. Yet she would not give up. That very act of persistent prayer blessed the entire Church, for we have all benefitted from the conversion of her son, Augustine, who became one of the most revered saints of all time.