Priest’s St. Monica Project helps accompany parents whose children leave the faith

Priest’s St. Monica Project helps accompany parents whose children leave the faith

Father Jay Buhman began The St. Monica Project with the Masses and Tears devotion for parents and others praying for the return of loved ones to the faith.

Priest's St. Monica Project helps accompany parents whose children leave the faith - Catholic Review

Father Jay Buhman still remembers the elderly gentleman he encountered weekly, in the middle of the night, during perpetual Eucharistic adoration. They would greet each other as they switched shifts to pray before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and go on their way. But, one day, the man revealed that his daughter had left the Catholic Church. “I remember him, in the midst of sobs, asking me, ‘What can I do? What should I do?'” Father Buhman, a p…

'St. Monica Project' seeks to help parents of children who have left the Church - Deacon Greg Kandra

A great idea, and much-needed. From OSV News: Father Jay Buhman still remembers the elderly gentleman he encountered weekly, in the middle of the night, during perpetual Eucharistic adoration. They would greet each other as they switched shifts to pray before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and go on their way. But, one day, the man revealed that his daughter had left the Catholic Church. “I remember him, in the midst of sobs, asking me, ‘What c…