Patti Maguire Armstrong

Patti Maguire Armstrong is host of the TV talk show Ladies of Another View and an award-winning author and journalist. She was managing editor and co-author of Ascension Press’ bestselling Amazing Grace series. Her latest books are What Would Monica Do? and Holy Hacks: Everyday Ways to Live Your Faith & Get to Heaven. Patti and her husband, Mark, live in North Dakota where they raised their 10 children.

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This St. Monica icon was written by a retired priest of the Allentown Diocese in Pennsylvania. The icon was blessed and anointed at the close of the St. Monica Ministry Holy Hour held on March 8. The icon will be displayed for prayer and veneration at each of the monthly Holy Hours. The words on the scroll are those of St. Monica, assuring the faithful that all remain in God’s sight and under his care. The expression on this image of St. Monica reflects her serene confidence that her husband and son will return to the faith.

St. Monica to the Rescue for Fallen-Away Family Members

‘St. Monica was not the type to feel defeated. She represents hope.’

Patti Maguire Armstrong Features March 31, 2023

Illustration from ‘Ireland’s Crown of Thorns and Roses’ by Frank J. Ryan and P.F. Holden

St. Patrick Was Beloved by Many — But Not by His Bishops

Patrick and his companions arrived in Ireland with a dual mission: to minister to the small number of Christians there and to convert the Irish.

Patti Maguire Armstrong Blogs March 17, 2023

The Class of 2014 at St. Mary’s Central in Bismarck, North Dakota, includes four graduates who pursued religious life. Others have pursued holy marriages.

‘Holiness Breeds Holiness When Hearts Are Open’: Vocations Sprout at Catholic High School in North Dakota

A good Catholic education has the power to ignite vocations and set the world on fire.

Patti Maguire Armstrong Education February 1, 2023

St. Gianna, patron of mothers and the unborn, is the namesake of the maternity home. Her relics are housed in the chapel.

‘This Beautiful Work for Mothers and Children’

The Saintly Background of St. Gianna & Pietro Molla Maternity Home

Patti Maguire Armstrong Culture of Life January 20, 2023

Clockwise from left: Director Mary Pat Jahner hugs her adopted daughter, Aubrey; former resident Emily Hildreth smiles with her daughter, Enya, who was born at the home; a few years ago, a group from the home witnessed to life in Fargo, North Dakota, to pray outside of an abortion facility: Geianna, the home’s first baby, is shown with Aubrey, Jahner’s daughter.

A Haven for Moms and Babies: St. Gianna & Pietro Molla Maternity Home

The North Dakota shelter has been welcoming mothers since 2004, the year the home’s namesake was canonized. Moms, children and staff are attending this year’s March for Life to celebrate the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Patti Maguire Armstrong Culture of Life January 20, 2023