Adoption Stories
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Isn’t adoption a mystical and beautiful gift? I’ve been overwhelmed by it lately, as I have watched God create a family literally overnight through the gift of adoption.
Two of my siblings are adopted, but it really hasn’t been until one of my own siblings has started the process of adopting a baby that I’ve been struck by the miracle of it all. Maybe I’m really thinking about it for the first time... READ MORE
Putting the Faith Pieces Together
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Family on Tuesday, July 10, 2012
A reader wrote me recently with an interesting question. Her family recently moved from foster care to adoption with two wonderful new daughters, a preschooler and a preteen. Both daughters had previously been raised in an extremely strict, fundamentalist way of life. Their exposure to Catholicism has been absolutely limited, leaving their new mom at a loss as to where to begin with their faith formation.... READ MORE
Help a Dream Come True
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Family on Monday, April 30, 2012
Today at her blog Ironic Catholic, Susan is championing the dream of one family to adopt an adorable little girl from Eastern Europe through Reece’s Rainbow. When you click through and view the Ironic Catholic blog, you’ll meet Harper, a precious little girl whose story is sure to tug at your heartstrings.
IC is inviting you to be a part of bringing Harper home to her new family. They need financial... READ MORE
65 Year-Old Secret Revealed
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Here’s an amazing story I read over the weekend:
65 Years Later, A Mother’s Secret Revealed
An 83-year-old woman, a rape victim who gave up her baby for adoption as a teenager, is reunited with her son—a son her family knew nothing about.
After phone calls and e-mails Haner became convinced Kiser was her brother. She then decided it was time to ask her mother an almost unbelievable question: Did... READ MORE
Natural Family Planning Awareness Week
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Thursday, July 29, 2010
As you read this, I am attending the National Theology of the Body Congress in Pennsylvania. Tonight, I will have the great honor of moderating a panel with several notable TOB speakers and authors. It feels fitting to be in this place during NFP Awareness Week, when we the commemorate the anniversary of the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae (July 25) which articulates Catholic beliefs about human... READ MORE
Women Are Stronger Than Abortion
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Arwen’s post about loving both the unwed mother and her unborn child reminded me I wanted to post about a recent story line in Friday Night Lights.
That’s the acclaimed summer-only series set in small-town Texas about a high school football coach and the doings of his family and his players.
A recent plot-line found a new character, Becky, pregnant out of wedlock after a deeply regretted one-night... READ MORE
From 0 to 4 in 12 Months
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Wednesday, January 06, 2010
I’m sure you remember Katie Rose.
She’s an amazing young Catholic mom who has shared her writing talents with us here in the past.
Well, these days she has much more important things on her mind than freelance writing gigs.
In the past year, Katie and her husband Devin have become parents to 4 young children.
You read that right: From 0 to 4 in a year’s time.
In addition to three adorably rambunctious... READ MORE
The Lost and Found Family
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Reviews on Wednesday, September 16, 2009
I recently had the pleasure of viewing a screener for The Lost and Found Family, a new movie being released in stores this week. I want to point you directly to a wonderful review of the film written by Heidi Hess Saxton, and adoptive mom and foster care and adoption advocate. Heidi expresses far more eloquently than I could the beauty of this movie, and its importance in furthering the message... READ MORE
Jim Caviezel: Our Lives are Miracles
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Family on Saturday, August 22, 2009
In doing some reading last night, I came across this Catholic Digest interview with Catholic actor Jim Caviezel. In the course of the discussion on his movies (including the recently released The Stoning of Soraya M), Mr. Caviezel discusses his love relationship with his adoptive children from China, Bo and LeLe.
“I don’t even know who I was before (laughs). Dennis Quaid told me a long time ago when... READ MORE
Pro-Life Message to Air During American Idol
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Friday, May 08, 2009
CatholicVote.org, the folks behind the pro-life ads that were rejected during the Super Bowl for being “too political,” have succeeded in creating a new pro-life ad that has already been accepted for airing during the season finale of American Idol. Let’s pray that this beautiful, positive message reaches hearts that need to hear it most.
