Brochure of the Month

Brochure of the Month: November 2025

November is National Adoption Awareness Month.  This month's brochure relays a poignant true story of a couple's struggle with infertility and the subsequent joy of welcoming an adopted child into their home.  Too often a woman with an unexpected pregnancy feels that abortion is her only choice, and does not consider adoption as a loving option.  Cardinal O'Malley once described placing a child for adoption as "kind of double death - first, the death of self by carrying the baby to term, and second the death of the child throughout abandonment."  Compassionate support of the expectant mother considering adoption is essential.  The focus should be on encouraging the mother to carry the baby to term,  and not pitting adoption against abortion.  One needs to be aware that other family members will need support as well, and that this support should extend beyond the adoptive process. Adoption has complex legal, financial and emotional challenges; however, the benefits far outweigh these challenges.  Adoptive children gain the stability, love and opportunities for education and financial support that biological parents might not have been able to provide. Birth parents are allowed personal growth and peace of mind knowing that their child is in a loving environment, while the adoptive family experiences the fulfillment of parenthood.

The actual brochure is available at the AMC and at the Hospitality Desk in the church narthex.  

The brochure may also be viewed here.