Catholic Fire

Thousands of priests and catechists from the Diocese of Rome met with Pope Francis at the Vatican. They told him of the troubles they deal with in their parishes. In response, the Pope focused on a danger families and society face today: living in a hurry. POPE FRANCIS "When I hear the confession of young couples and they start talking about their children, I always ask them the same question: do you make time to play with your children? The fathers usually say: 'But Father, when I go to work in the morning they are sleeping, and when I'm back home they're also in bed.' This is no way to live.” Not only parents, but especially children pay for this lack of time and attention, the Pope went on, because they might grow up as 'orphans,' who don't get support from neither their family, parish nor society. POPE FRANCIS "This is a society of orphans. Let's think about this, eh? It's important. Dad is tired, mom is tired, they go to sle...

Image Source The mother whose story inspired the hit movie “The Blindside” has taken on a new television series to assist families in navigating the process of adoption. “We are taking one family at a time and we are trying to make a difference,” said Leigh Anne Tuohy, adoptive mother of Super Bowl champion and offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens, Michael Oher. Ever since her family’s real life story of taking in – and eventually adopting – a teen from the streets has captured the public’s attention, Tuohy said members of the family have been offered spots on numerous shows, from “The Amazing Race” to “Undercover Boss.” “We’ve turned them all down because that’s just not who we are,” she said in a recent press call. However, Tuohy recently decided to get involved with UP’s “Family Addition” because “it just enhances our platform and our message” that “every child is valuable” and “every kid in every country of this world is valuable and worth having a forever family....

On Your Child It's hard to believe that any parent would dress their child up like a French Maid or Dominatrix and send them out into the street at night to ask strangers for candy. It would be just like encouraging pedophilia - wouldn't it? And it's harder still to imagine that there is a place right in your neighborhood where you can meet other parents and do just that. It's called Party City . MORE

A powerful story , documented by the Kansas City Star, about a family whose whole goal was to love and welcome the little one who would die soon after birth. Via Julie D . and The Anchoress .