Family to Family Foundation

12/01/2024

08/20/2024

San Alberto, ruega por nosotros!

August 18 is the feast day of Saint Alberto Hurtado, a Chilean Jesuit priest known for his engagement with Chilean culture and his work with young adults and the poor. Canonized on Oct. 23, 2005, he became Chile’s second saint, best known for founding Hogar de Cristo, houses for the poor.

In 1944, a homeless man approached Fr. Hurtado on the street on a cold night. “A poor man, in shirtsleeves, suffering from tonsillitis, and shivering with cold, approached me saying he had nowhere to find shelter,” Fr. Hurtado wrote of the life-changing experience. A few days later, while directing a women’s retreat, he recounted this experience to his audience and asked them to turn their thoughts to the poor.

Christ roams through our streets in the person of so many of the suffering poor, sick and dispossessed, and people thrown out of their miserable slums; Christ huddled under bridges, in the person of so many children who lack someone to call father, who have been deprived for many years without a mother’s kiss on their foreheads … Christ is without a home! Shouldn’t we want to give him one, those of us who have the joy of a comfortable home, plenty of good food, the means to educate and assure the future of our children? “What you do to the least of me, you do to me,” Jesus said.

At age 50, Fr. Hurtado was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. In the midst of his terrible discomfort, he was often heard to say, “I am content, O Lord, I am content.” He died on Aug. 18, 1952, at age 51. His funeral, in the Church of St. Ignatius in Santiago, was filled with so many of the poor who venerated Fr. Hurtado that many of his close friends had to remain outside. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1994 and canonized by Pope Benedict XVI in 2005. All of Chile celebrated the man who the country’s president called one of Chile’s “founding fathers.”

11/28/2023

Supporting Students and Families - https://mailchi.mp/386da5c4b312/see-you-november-12662113

11/11/2023

Asking One Last Time - https://mailchi.mp/635e47695fa4/see-you-november-12659581

11/09/2023

did you see our note? - https://mailchi.mp/a014eb7732a6/see-you-november-12658995

06/05/2023

READ about the experiences of Brophy student's on this year's El Salvador immersion trip by following this link:

13 Things I Learned in 4 Hours, by Brandon Byrne Posted on June 1, 2023 by Tim Broyles 7 When Mr. Broyles asked us to write about the most significant experience we’ve had on this trip, I struggled to think of one. I haven’t had a particular cannonball moment, but instead multiple little instanc...

05/18/2023

We are so happy to announce the college graduation of Family to Family scholar Dina Luna, who studied Early Childhood Education! We are so proud of you and can’t wait to celebrate with you and your family next week!

Go Dina!

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03/24/2023

Join us tomorrow at 8 AM for a hike for El Salvador! - https://mailchi.mp/fa9633b95b27/see-you-november-442858

07/12/2021

Despite the odds, the lack of access to technology, and the economic hardship, two Family to Family scholars - Brenda Lorena Ortiz and Sara Luna graduated from college - with Sara's graduation making her the first person ever from her village to graduate from college! Recently, Family to Family Board President Tim Broyles took this incredible moment to reflect on how we started and the transformative impacts our work is having. HEAR from him by watching the video below and follow this link to donate now: https://www.familytofamilyaz.org/transformative

07/07/2021

Friends, in all the excitement about the college graduation of Sara Luna Martinez, I forgot to mention that she is the first person in her village to graduate from college. Ever.

Join us in congratulating Sara, who is a friend of mine on FB. Thanks, Tim