Congratulations Mark, Maria, and baby Henry! Mark and Maria came to Good Shepherd’s Infant Adoption program and baby Henry was placed with them soon after his birth. As we do with most adoptive families, we held Henry’s placement ceremony in our Ave Maria chapel shortly after he had been placed. […]
Congratulations to mom Tonya and her son, Thomas! Thomas was adopted from foster care and his adoption was finalized on January 31st. After Thomas was adopted, Tonya sent along this note to his foster care team: I do not know where to begin but I wanted to personally thank […]
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 Fifty years ago, Marty Tobben’s biological mother placed him for adoption with Villa Maria, then an agency of Catholic Charities. He grew up in a loving household with his adoptive parents, Bob and Mary Tobben of Washington and two siblings. Now he’s […]
“I don’t see how I’m going to get through this. I don’t see how I’m going to be able to adequately be a mother” This is what was going through Sandra’s mind after she and her husband found out she was pregnant for the fifth time. Already parenting her sons, then […]
