Saint Monica: Model of Christian Mothers Men Treasure in Clay is a

Treasure in Clay is a classic book and a lasting testament to a life that was worth living

“We are all amateurs at grief

and everyone who wants to restore sanity and clear thinking to our fractious society

— Edward Wagenknecht

uncompromising discipline

Saint Monica: Model of Christian Mothers Men Treasure in Clay is aNo one can love quite like a mother, as the Virgin Mary attests. And no one quite imitated the Mother of God's sorrowful love of her sinful children as much as St. Monica, whose daily tears for her son Augustine bore the fruit of a magnificent Doctor of the entire Church and a pillar of the Latin tradition. Truly, St. Monica was a suffering mother, even a martyr for the cause of her son's salvation; and as the Blessed Mother Mary is the cause of our