Ave Maria Living Magazine | Issue # 2 | October 2016

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They prayed about adopting him and Mrs. McQuade recalls, "I got Rylan, Curran, Hadyn, and Eamon together and told them that this decision would affect them more than anyone else in the family. I asked them to bow their heads and close their eyes and pray about the decision." Then, she asked them not to look at each other and to raise their hand if they wanted to adopt the boy. All four raised their hands. She said, ?our family, who at the beginning of this adoption journey had only considered a child under three, was now begging to bring home a 14-year-old.? They had only a few short weeks to raise the additional $17,000 for their second son?s adoption. Thankfully, they found a great organization that could help them raise money. It was called "Both Hands." The organization, named for James 1:27, was designed to help widows and orphans. The McQuades found an elderly widow who needed help with her home. They raised funds and worked to do a complete remodel of her home with donated supplies and volunteered labor. Then, their completed project and their desire to adopt two boys from China was published on the organization's website, on their blog 12 (gettingliam.blogspot.com), and sent out in ?support letters.? People began to donate money. They raised $14,000. ?As you?d expect from the God we serve, the last ?Our family, w ho at the beginning of this adoption journey had only considered a child under three, w as now begging to bring home a 14-year-old.? - Jenn McQuade $3,000 came in the very day we left for China,? Mr. McQuade said. It was clear that Keane was meant for them. They got both boys the day before Keane's 14th birthday. It was a bit daunting bringing home a teenager who spoke no English, especially since the McQuades spoke no Mandarin, but Keane learned quickly. He fit into the family perfectly. Continued on page 14
~ Residential mortgages for home purchases ~ Construction loans ~ Lot loans ~ Refinancing your existing mortgage can be a sound financial decision. Benefits may include: lowering your interest rate, lowering your monthly payment, removing mortgage insurance, or consolidating debt. ~ And more NMLS# 903827 Mark Fein - Mortgage Loan Originator 239-784-7236 Mark.Fein@53.com Being nam ed after Saint John Paul the Great (a town where it?s com m on, and one young John Paul who attended the canonization) By: Robb Klucik On April 27th, 2014, Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope John Paul II officially entered the canon of saints of Christ?s Church. On that day, m any fam ilies in the town of Ave Maria also planned feast days for their sons ? or their Sister! It is fitting that a town where one of the streets is nam ed ?Pope John Paul II Boulevard? ? a town whose founding was inspired by that pope?s ?new evangelization? ? has so m any boys and young m en nam ed after that extraordinary m an. His papacy saw a rise in the popularity of the nam e ?John Paul? for newborns in the USA as shown in this graphic, with spikes in popularity based on events in his life. Of course not everyone bearing the nam e received it as a newborn boy. Sister John Paul, OP, who taeaches in Ave Maria at Donahue Academ y, received the nam e when she entered Religious life. Am ong the estim ated dozen John Paul?s in Ave Maria, several have provided photographs, below. One lucky Ave Maria boy bearing the nam e had the trip of a lifetim e with his m other ? they traveled to Rom e to attend the canonization cerem ony! John Paul Allan?s friends and neighbors were able to follow his special pilgrim age via Facebook. Mrs. Allan owns a Catholic gift and book and hom e school supply store called By Way of the Fam ily that she nam ed after a phrase from Saint Pope John Paul's apostolic exhortation Fam iliaris Consortio: ?The future of hum anity passes by way of the fam ily.? John Paul Raiger John Paul Klucik 13 John Paul Tamisiea John Paul Allan on his pilgrimage in Rome
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