Real Moms of Real Saints

By Colleen Pressprich

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Length5h 37m

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“This book will be helpful for parents who sincerely try to place God at the center of their family.” —from the foreword by Antonia Salzano Acutis, mother of Saint Carlo Acutis How do you help your children love God and grow in holiness? Draw close to the moms of the saints and learn from their virtues, struggles, failures, and joys in this deeply personal exploration of the vocation of motherhood. Through the stories of women like Giuseppa, the mother of Padre Pio, and Martha, the mother of Venerable Augustus Tolton, author Colleen Pressprich offers profound spiritual, psychological, and practical insights into motherhood, including those that have inspired her own adventure of raising twice-exceptional (2E) children with special needs. Uniquely real, raw, and relatable, Real Moms of Real Saints will bring you face-to-face—and heart-to-heart—with new friends and intercessors for your own adventure of raising future saints. “A must-read for all those longing to connect with, learn from, and journey alongside women who’ve done what we all hope to do through our vocation of motherhood: raise up a generation of saints.” —Kelsey Gillespy, author of In the Trenches: Finding God Through Parenting Littles

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Audiobook details

GenreSpirituality and Religion

Length5 hrs 37 mins

Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices

FormateBook with Audio

Publish dateAug 1, 2025

LanguageEnglish

1Introduction

2Foreword

3Author’s Acknowledgments

4Introduction

5Maria Rosa. Mother of Venerable Lúcia dos Santos - Trusting in the Lord Through All Things

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6Margaret. Mother of Saint John Bosco - Loving Each Child God Gives Us

7Giuseppa. Mother of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina - It Takes a Village

8Maria. Mother of Saint Maximilian Kolbe - When We’re Tempted to Act Out of Brokenness

9Zélie. Mother of Servant of God Léonie Martin and Saint Thérèse of Lisieux - Forgiving Ourselves

10Emmelia and Macrina. Mother of Saints Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, and Macrina the Younger Mother of Saint Basil the Elder - Looking Beyond Legends

11Columba. Mother of Blessed Hong Pil’chu - Serving God in Spite of Others’ Expectations

12Monica. Mother of Saint Augustine - Rooting Our Identity in God

13Martha. Mother of Venerable Augustus Tolton - Remaining Faithful in the Midst of Suffering

14Gertrude. Mother of Blessed Stanley Rother - Embracing the Ordinary

15Conclusion

16Acknowledgments

17Back cover