St. Monica’s Last Request

You know how hard it is not to worry about your children. 

Especially as they grow up and leave home.

You can offer advice, but children often have to find the answers on their own–and they won’t just take your word for it.

And their relationships outside the family become powerful forces–for good or ill.

That’s why you need to have books and other resources available for when they are suddenly interested enough to pick them up…on their own…

We have these books in our home, and our kids take them to have in their dorm rooms for other kids to pick up, too!

(And when they are growing up & still IN your home–>my husband says get this book here.)

The below are suggestions based on Saint Monica, who converted her pagan husband and prayed and prayed until her son overcame the allure of the world (a world like ours in so many ways) and his bad relationships to become not just a Catholic but one of the strongest proponents of the Faith ever! 

But first, here is what Saint Monica’s last request was from her deathbed:

It was for her children to offer Masses for her after her death:

“Put this body away anywhere. Don’t let care about it disturb you. I ask only this of you, that you remember me at the altar of the Lord, wherever you may be.” 

Today, why don’t you call up your parish to schedule a Mass for someone you love?

NOW–here are some parenting resources in honor of St. Monica’s upcoming feast day:

For how to handle raising your kids differently than the culture:

From raunchy television shows to immoral peers, the barriers to raising moral and mature children are higher and more treacherous than ever. In addition to many helpful tips, Dr. Guarendi also addresses the struggle of receiving criticism from extended family and friends for our parenting choices (a common difficulty for many Catholic families) and how you can charitable and confidently handle these situations!

Get this parenting resource –> HERE

The author spoke at our diocesan youth conference–EXCELLENT!

“Hands down: the best book on dating I’ve ever read”

–a daughter who wishes to remain anonymous!

It’s better to be single and wish you were married than to be married and wish you were single.

Read these pages, and you’ll be given the wise advice you need to develop deep and lasting relationships that help you grow in love for each other and for God.

TOP selling book for Catholic Parents

“We love this book! It’s practical, easy to read, and well-researched. It’s great not just for parents, but for anyone who wants to defend what the Church teaches about God’s plan for marriage and the gift of our sexuality.” 
—Matt and Cameron Fradd

In Made This Way: How to Prepare Kids to Face Today’s Tough Moral Issues, Leila Miller and Trent Horn give parents (guardians and teachers, too!) crucial tools and techniques to form children with the understanding they need—appropriate to their age and maturity level—to meet the world’s challenges.

This was a winner for a local moms group:

Packed with eye-opening research and practical help, this book delivers relationship insights that will take your marriage from “just fine” to “just the marriage we’ve always wanted.”

The Holy Heroes Dad has this book and For Men Only sitting on his desk (with 7 daughters, when that phone rings, he needs a handy resource to know…er…what he is supposed to do and how to do it).

Now: Shaunti Feldhaun spent three years interviewing and surveying 1,000 couples to uncover the most important habits of the most happily married couples – what are they doing differently, that they may not even realize is making them so happy, that others can replicate? Where her best-selling books For Women Only and For Men Only revealed the most important inner needs of men and women, Surprising Secrets reveals what matters most in the process of relationships.

Anxiety among Catholic mothers is sky high. How do we teach our sons to be chaste when a sex-obsessed culture is ready to drag our boys into the pit at every turn? The snares of ubiquitous porn, hook-up sex, the LGBTQ+ juggernaut, and the devaluing of true manhood appear unavoidable. What’s a mother to do?

Relax, grab your beverage of choice, and flip open Raising Chaste Catholic Men. In this little heart-to-heart between us girls (although the guys can listen in, too), Leila Miller will take your hand and calm your fears by giving you practical advice in simple terms, based on her 25 years of experience in raising eight children, six of them sons.

This expanded 2nd edition includes:

* Forewords by Jason Evert and Father Dwight Longenecker.
* Afterword by Anthony Esolen
* Expanded throughout–34 more pages than the 1st edition to address the rapidly changing culture!