"A handful of families would come to the Cruz family’s home to pray, read, reflect and enjoy fellowship over a meal. families who came would experience what it would be like to have home away from home and be assured that they would be welcomed with the faith, hope and love of god."

     The little domestic church of the Cruz family started growing in August 2007 when Allan and Nicole embraced the sacrament of marriage at Holy Family Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Toronto.

Today, the Cruz family has grown to a family of eight. Their family has been blessed to experience living and working in several catholic dioceses across Canada and the USA. Extremely grateful of the presence of the Church and the availability of the sacraments, consequently, they have experienced  the challenges of forming authentic friendships with other families. They discovered an inherrent need for communion with other Christian families.

"All families need meaningful, intimate and virtuous friendships."

In 2013 the Cruz family moved within the Archdiocese of Cincinnati and prayed to the Holy Spirit for direction and strength as they opened their hearts, lives and home to other catholic families. A handful of families would come to the Cruz family’s home to pray, read, reflect and enjoy fellowship over a meal. Families who came would experience what it would be like to have home away from home and be assured that they would be welcomed with the faith, hope and love of God. The Cruz family realized that they were not the only ones who needed to build communion with other families. All families need meaningful, intimate and virtuous friendships.
 
For several years the Cruz family continued to welcome other families to their home. In 2018, they recognized that there needed to be a solid format for these family gatherings they were hosting. Thus, the Home 2 HomeTM initiatives was developed and the mission of Familiaris Consortio Catholic Foundation (FCCF) took root.
 
Through the abundance of God’s Grace and the intercession and love of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the Cruz family desires that all families who participate in the initiatives will grow in their spiritual, marital and familial life. That all families will know, love and serve God and one another each day.