On Sunday, August 27th, at 2 pm, the Maria Stein Shrine will host a St. Monica Prayer Service for those who have strayed from the faith, just as she prayed for the conversion of her son, St. Augustine. The prayer service will include scripture reading, reflection on the life of, …

Saint Monica, also known as Monica of Hippo, is St. Augustine of Hippo’s mother. She was born in 331 A.D. in Tagaste, which is present-day Algeria. Learn about her life in today’s video:

Thursday, September 16, 2010 By Mary Caffrey Knapke DAYTON DEANERY — Before St. Augustine became a church father and doctor of the church, he was a young man who had fallen away from the Christian faith in which he was raised. His mother, St. Monica, prayed fervently for him until …