How did St. Augustine finally become Catholic after years of resisting Christianity?

St. Monica prayed for years. Augustine argued, ran, searched and resisted. Then, in a garden in Milan, the brilliant professor who could analyze almost anything finally faced the one decision he could no longer intellectualize. Part 2 follows St. Augustine’s conversion, baptism, his final days with Monica, and the restless heart that changed Christianity.

What do you do when someone you love walks away from the Catholic faith?

What can St. Monica teach Catholics about a child who leaves the faith? Explore St. Augustine’s early life, Manichaeism, Monica’s prayers and their remarkable story.

Meet Pope Leo XIV: the first American-born pope. Nicole reflects on this Spirit-led election, his Augustinian roots, and why this "quiet firestarter" is exactly what the Church needs right now.

Image: Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, left, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, appears with, from left, Master of Ceremonies Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Cardinal Vinko Puljić on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican shortly after his election as the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)