Family-first philosophy keeps Oregon Catholic couple on track

Published: 2005-12-14

PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) -- He runs a big-city emergency medicine department. She negotiates the legal world for a Catholic nonprofit. But for both, their careers take second place after their children. Once a month, the whole household heads to the Oregon Food Bank to package food for needy people. Before bed, they say the Hail Mary. The four members of the Carnevale-Bigcraft family are not a band of angels. They sometimes find each other exasperating and on occasion lose their tempers. Now and then they even have messy rooms. But fueled by the commitment of parents Dr. Tony Carnevale and Susan Bigcraft, they do take faith seriously. Increasingly, they also aim to take belief into the streets.

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