A Grand Plan in Action

In the minds of the O’Connors, the entire project was a series of minor miracles. “Things flowed and doors opened,” Rob O’Connor says. “Then some doors closed and others opened until it began to have a momentum of its own.”

Catholic Charities had a foster-care division, and the director was so moved by the proposition, he volunteered to send his field people to interview the prospective host families.