By Sarah Reinhard, Crisis Magazine - Do I realize the immensity of what it means to be going through life as a Christian? Do I live my faith? Do I look down and see the Hands that are guiding me?.. Reading about Saint Monica’s devotion for her wayward son, Augustine, reminds me of this need to pay attention. Monica was a devout Christian, but her son wasn’t… He didn’t want a thing to do with Christianity, and he could tell you why… And yet Monica kept praying. Her prayer was so noteworthy that Mary appeared to her as Our Lady of Consolation.