In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritu Sancti.
“Eternal and merciful Father, I give You thanks for the gift of Your Divine Son Who suffered, died and rose for all mankind. I thank You also for my Catholic Faith and ask Your help that I may grow in fidelity by prayer, by works of charity and penance, by reflection on Your Word, and by regular participation in the Sacraments of Penance and the Holy Eucharist.
You gave Saint Monica a spirit of selfless love manifested in her constant prayer for the conversion of her son Augustine. Inspired by boundless confidence in Your power to move hearts, and by the success of her prayer. I ask the grace to imitate her constancy in my prayer for [name(s)] who no longer share(s) in the intimate life of Your Catholic family. Grant through my prayer and witness that (he/she/they) may be open to the promptings of Your Holy Spirit, and return to loving union with Your Church. Grant also that my prayer be ever hopeful and that I may never judge another, for You alone can read hearts. I ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.”
In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritu Sancti.
Source: The Coming Home Network
Catholics Coming Home: A Journey of Reconciliation: A Handbook for Churches Reaching Out to Inactive Catholics by Carrie Kemp (1980)
How Can You Still Be Catholic by Christopher Sparks (2017)
Navigating the Tiber: How to Help Your Friends and Family Journey Toward the Catholic Faith by Devin Rose (2016)
One Moment Can Change a Soul: Helping Catholics Come Home by Tom Peterson (2020)
Return: How to Draw Your Child Back to the Church by Brandon Vogt (2015)
Saint Monica and the Power of Persistent Prayer by Mike Aquilina and Mark W. Sullivan (2013)
Search and Rescue: How to Bring Your Family and Friends Into–or Back into–the Catholic Church by Patrick Madrid (2001)
The Saint Monica Club: How to Hope, Wait, and Pray for Your Fallen-Away Loved Ones by Maggie Green (2019)
20 Top Reasons Why People Leave the Church (and How to Respond) by Brandon Vogt (2024)
What to Say and How to Say It: Discuss Your Catholic Faith with Clarity and Confidence by Brandon Vogt (2020)
What to Say and How to Say It, Volume II: Discuss Your Catholic Faith with Clarity and Confidence by Brandon Vogt (2021)
What to Say and How to Say It, Volume III: Discuss Your Catholic Faith with Clarity and Confidence by Brandon Vogt (2022)
When a Loved One Leaves the Church by Lorene Hanley Duquin (2001)
Why I Choose The Catholic Faith: An Honest Journey for Believers, Skeptics, and Seekers of Truth by Fr. Daniel M. O’Rourke (2025)
Why We’re Catholic: Our Reasons for Faith, Hope, and Love by Trent Horn (2017)
A Catholic Mother’s Companion to Pregnancy: Walking With Mary from Conception to Baptism by Sarah A. Reinhard (2012)
A Daily Journal: A Catholic Gratitude Journey for the Miracle of Pregnancy by Imelda Purcell and Shariar Ahmed (2023)
Breastfeeding and Catholic Motherhood: God’s Plan for You and Your Baby by Sheila Kippley (2005)
Little Way of Motherhood, a Catholic Pregnancy Journey by Julie Larsen (2023)
Made for This: The Catholic Mom’s Guide to Birth by Mary Haseltine (2018)
Magnificat Motherhood: A Catholic Pregnancy Keepsake Journal by Meghan Doran (2023)
Nine Months With God and Your Baby: Spiritual Preparation for Birth by Eline Landon (2019)
Prayerfully Expecting: A Nine-Month Novena for Mothers to Be by Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle (2007)
Sanctifying Pregnancy: In the light of the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary by Margaret Place (1954)
St. Gerard Majella Novena: Includes Life History, Miracles, and 9- Day Powerful Prayers for Joyful Delivery by Alfred Norrel (2023)
St Gerard Majella Novena: Powerful Devotional Companion For Expectant Mothers by Vivian C. Abel (2025)
The Catholic Mother’s Pregnancy Journal by C. Michele Haytko (2017)
A Pocket Guide to St. Gerard Novena: Prayers for pregnant women, infertility, families in distress, and those who have experienced miscarriage or infant loss by Rev. Fr. Hanthom R. (2024)
Facing Infertility: A Catholic Approach by Jean Dimech-Juchniewicz (2012)
Holding Space for Joy: A Prayer Companion for Women Struggling with Infertility by Mary Bruno (2024)
Infertile but Fruitful: Finding Fulfillment When You Can’t Conceive by Leigh Snead (2026)
St Gianna Beretta Molla Novena: A Powerful Life-Changing 9-Day Catholic Prayers with the Beloved Saint of Family, Fertility, Pregnancy Support and … Urgent Need and Quiet Hope by Vivian C. Abel (2025)
The Infertility Companion for Catholics: Spiritual and Practical Support for Couples by Angelique Ruhi-López and Carmen Santamaria (2012)
Twelve Stripes Deep: How Infertility & Other Suffering Delivered My Greatest Joys by Mary Bruno (2022)
Under the Laurel Tree: Grieving Infertility with Saints Anna and Joachim By Nicole M. Roccas (2021)
Waiting with Mary: A Seven Sorrows Devotional for Catholic Women Facing Infertility By Kathryn Wood (2019)
When Expecting Doesn’t Happen: Turning Infertility into a Journey of Hope by Marie Meaney, D. PHIL (2022)
A Catholic Guide to Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss: Compassionate Answers to Difficult Questions by Abigail Jorgensen (2024)
A Pocket Guide to St. Gerard Novena: Prayers for pregnant women, infertility, families in distress, and those who have experienced miscarriage or infant loss by Rev. Fr. Hanthom R. (2024)
Blessed Is the Fruit of Thy Womb: Rosary Reflections on Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss by Heidi Indahl (2019)
Donum Dignitatis: The Catholic’s Guide to Miscarriage by Elizabeth Petrucelli (2023)
Hope Through Sorrow: Seven Sorrows of Mary and Miscarriage Ministry: for Catholic Mothers by Julie Larsen (2023)
Miscarriage and the Saints: How Our Friends in Heaven Can Help Us Through Miscarriage and Stillbirth by Annie Joy (2023)
Nursery of Heaven: Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Loss in the Lives of the Saints and Today’s Parents by Patrick O’Hearn and Cassie Everts (2024)
Raphael’s Way: Miscarriage Recovery by Mary Ann Parks (2026)
The Sorrowful Way: A Lenten Journal for Mothers Who Have Experienced Pregnancy or Child Loss by Eileen Tully (2023)
Adopted and Loved Forever by Annetta E. Dellinger (2009)
Jellybean: A Baby’s Journey to God (2024) by Theoni Bell
Loving Baby Louie by David and Colleen Currie (2016)
My Sibling Still by Megan Lacourrege (2019)
Books for Grandparents:
A Grandparent Who Prays: A Journal to Guide You in Praying For Your Grandchildren by Katie Warner (2017)
A Grandparent’s Gift Of Memories: A Pilgrimage with the Saints by Nancy Groves (2014)
Baptized in Christ: A Catholic Study of the Sacrament of Baptism for Godparents & Parents by Fr. James Zatalava (2015)
Being a Catholic Grandmother by Catherine Wiley
Bless My Grandchild: A Catholic Prayer Book for Grandparents by Julie Cragon (2020)
Catholic and Grandparenting: 5 Challenges and 5 Opportunities by Lauri Przybysz (2017)
Coffee with Nonna: The Best Stories of My Catholic Grandmother by Vincent Iezzi (2002)
Dreams for Your Grandchild: The Hidden Power of a Catholic Grandparent by Allen Hunt (2018)
Generation: Grand eBook by Catholic Resource Library by CathFamily
Generations of Love: Rosary Meditations for Grandparents by Anne M. Belle-Oudry (2013)
Prayerfully Waiting: A Catholic Grandmother’s Prayer Journal by Donna-Marie O’Boyle (2020)
Prayers to St. Joachim and St. Anne for the Protection of Grandchildren by Saul Cross (2025)
St. Joachim and Anne Novena: Powerful Prayers To Saint Joachim And Anne The Patron Saint Of Grandparents And Women In Labor by Rev. Sr. Immaculata (2023)
The Catholic Grandparents Handbook: Creative Ways to Show Love, Share Faith, and Have Fun by Lorene Hanley Duquin (2018)
The Strategic Grandparent – Your Most Important & Fun Role Yet by Michael Shaughnessy (2020)
We Lift Them Up to the Lord: A Prayerbook for Catholic Grandparents by Lorene Hanley Duquain (2023)
A Godparent Who Prays: A Journal to Guide You in Praying for Your Godchild by Katie Warner (2017)
Baptized in Christ: A Catholic Study of the Sacrament of Baptism for Godparents and Parents by Fr. James Zatalava (2015)
Becoming a Great Godparent: Everything a Catholic Needs to Know by Paraclete Press (2013)
Beyond the Baptism: Being a Catholic Godparent by Fr. Jeffrey Kirby, STD (2025)
Catholic Parent Know-How: How to Be a Godparent
The Gift of Godparents: For Those Chosen with Love and Trust to Be Godparents (Sacramental Preparation) by Senior Lecturer in Economics Tom Sheridan (2003)
The Godparent Book: Ideas and Activities for Godparents and Their Godchildren by Elaine Ramshaw (2007)
The Godparents’ Handbook by Giles Legood (1997)
When You Are a Godparent: Handing on the Faith by Elizabeth Bookser Barkley (2001)
Your Godchild: How to Be a Catholic Godparent by Bairbre Cahill (2009)
Your Godchild: What it Means to be a Catholic Godparent by Redemptorist Pastoral Publication (2010)
Your Guide to Godparenting by Jim Merhaut (2015)
Faith & Family:
Video: Family bring out the worst in you (so that God can heal it) (Ascension Presents, 2020)
Video: I Never Wanted to Have Kids (Ascension Presents, 2019)
Video: Why We Don’t Use Contraception in Our Marriage (Ascension Presents, 2019)
Video: Why We Love Natural Family Planning (Ascension Presents, 2019)
GCRC’s adoption agencies are primarily focused on the Roman Catholic Faith, however, there is a list of non-Catholic adoption agencies as well. GCRC is not responsible for an individual’s satisfaction with the following services. Each viewer is responsible for their own experience and satisfaction with these services. GCRC does not endorse nor condemn the actions of the following services listed, nor guarantee your satisfaction.
Catholic Adoption Agencies:
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The names presented in this list are names of Catholic saints, angels, blessed locations, traditional Roman Latin names, or names traditionally used by Catholics. Remember to speak with your local parish priest and family before making this important decision for your child.
The name you pick for your child has a significant impact on their future. Please use discretion when picking a name and consider how it would be viewed in your current social, economic, political, geographical, ethnic, and religious culture and climate. Please do not pick a name that will negatively affect your child’s physical, spiritual, and mental well-being, and may also negatively impact their view of Catholicism.
Names are listed in alphabetical order.
The names presented in this list are names of Catholic saints, angels, blessed locations, traditional Roman Latin names, or names traditionally used by Catholics. Remember to speak with your local parish priest and family before making this important decision for your child.
The name you pick for your child has a significant impact on their future. Please use discretion when picking a name and consider how it would be viewed in your current social, economic, political, geographical, ethnic, and religious culture and climate. Please do not pick a name that will negatively affect your child’s physical, spiritual, and mental well-being, and may also negatively impact their view of Catholicism.
Names are listed in alphabetical order.
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