Grounded for Life
Date: 4/16/2009
From:
thegnome87 
Iz grounded!
Depiction of Saint Monica and Saint Augustine by Ary Scheffer (1795-1858).
Commentary From American Catholic:
Today, with Internet searches, e-mail shopping and instant credit, we have little patience for things that take time. Likewise, we want instant answers to our prayers. Monica is a model of patience. Her long years of prayer, coupled with a strong, well-disciplined character, finally led to the conversion of her hot-tempered husband, her cantankerous mother-in-law and her brilliant but wayward son, Augustine.
Both saints are models for us to look towards: Monica shows us that even when those we love seem so far from salvation, there is still hope through prayer and endurance, and Augustine shows as that no matter how mired we are in sin, there is always the option of returning to Christ.
