You Don’t Need a Bigger Life | St. Thérèse & The Little Way

What do you do when God seems silent—when prayer feels empty, consolation disappears, and you wonder whether He is listening? In this episode of Saints for the Struggle, we turn to St. John of the Cross for lessons in spiritual dryness, perseverance, and loving God beyond our feelings.

St. Augustine knew what it meant to want holiness while remaining attached to sin. In this episode of Saints for the Struggle, Steve Cunningham explores Augustine’s conversion and the dangerous habit of telling God, “Not yet.”

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Have you committed the very sin you promised God you would never commit again? Have shame, discouragement or repeated failure made you wonder whether confession and another attempt are even worthwhile?

What should you do when someone you love abandons the Catholic faith? The story of St. Monica and St. Augustine offers hope—and a difficult but essential lesson: you cannot force another person to convert, but you can pray, sacrifice, love faithfully, and entrust that soul to God.