For information on Monica's
 "A Catholic Guide to Caring for Your Aging Parent" click here. 

 
 Monica and Bill began the
 Friends of St.  John the Caregiver in 2005.

Monica and Bill Dodds 

     Update: You can read about Monica's illness and death here.

Monica Dodds began her work with seniors and their families at the Independent Living Program at Catholic Community Services of Seattle/King County. 

     She was the program coordinator for Northshore Senior Center in Bothell, Wash., and program manager of Meals of Wheels for Seattle/King County.  She has also served as a member of the Council on Aging for Snohomish County and chaired its Senior Center Committee.

     Monica is the author of "A Catholic Guide to Caring for Your Aging Parent" (Loyola Press) and "Praying in the Presence of Our Lord with St. Thérèse of Lisieux" (Our Sunday Visitor).

     Bill Dodds is the author of more than two dozen books and a frequent contributor to national Catholic magazines and newspapers.

    Monica and Bill are the editors of "My Daily Visitor," a devotional magazine published by Our Sunday Visitor. The couple also writes the "Your Family" column, distributed throughout the United States and Canada by Catholic News Service. For many years they were the "Family" columnists in the Knights of Columbus magazine, "Columbia."

     Their books include "Encyclopedia of Mary" (Our Sunday Visitor) and "The Joy of Marriage" (Meadowbrook Press).