Editor’s note: Every family needs a support system, and this is especially true of Catholic families in a secularized culture. Kelly Henson is a writer, wife and homeschooling mother of four from Greensboro. Through stories and tips, she will hand you a dose of hope and show you that it’s possible to integrate a lively faith with every day family life in the modern world.
There is a gnawing problem in our great nation: homelessness. According to Urban Ministry statistics, 610,042 homeless people – including 11,448 people in North Carolina – are living in cars, the woods, abandoned buildings or under bridges. With the chill of winter approaching, how can we sit back in our recliners, sipping coffee or hot cocoa in our comfortable homes, while our brothers and sisters are suffering outside?