{"id":7268,"date":"2025-11-02T20:36:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T20:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/?p=7268"},"modified":"2025-11-03T19:37:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T19:37:51","slug":"my-hope-for-family-my-hope-for-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/02\/my-hope-for-family-my-hope-for-humanity\/","title":{"rendered":"My hope for family&#8230;my hope for humanity."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"889\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1016-1024x889.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7227\" style=\"width:401px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1016-1024x889.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1016-300x261.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1016-768x667.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1016-1536x1334.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1016-2048x1779.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re familiar with my books, I think you&#8217;ve noticed that, whether playfully through my colorful illustrations or through my words that describe the deep bond of love that unites family members, my children&#8217;s stories always reference <strong>family<\/strong>. The reason for this choice is that I firmly believe in <strong>the fundamental value of family itself<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below you can find some sentences that perfectly describe what family means to me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<strong>It is the vital cell and pillar of society.<\/strong>&#8221; (Pope Benedict XVI)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<strong>The family is a kind of school of deeper humanity.<\/strong>&#8221; (Gaudium et Spes, 52)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<strong>The family is a gift of God, the place where He reveals the power of His saving grace.<\/strong>&#8221; (Synod Report to Pope Francis, 5)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<strong>As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live.<\/strong>&#8221; (Saint John Paul II)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<strong>If you want to bring happiness to the whole world, go home and love your family.<\/strong>&#8221; (Saint Teresa of Calcutta)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<strong>It is necessary to go back to seeing the family as sacred &#8211; the heart of the culture of life.<\/strong>&#8221; (Saint John Paul II)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"7231\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1011-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7231\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1011-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1011-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1011-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1011.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" data-id=\"7233\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1010-1024x630.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7233\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1010-1024x630.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1010-300x184.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1010-768x472.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1010.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"7232\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1012-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7232\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1012-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1012-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1012-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1012.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"7230\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1013-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7230\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1013-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1013-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1013-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1013.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" data-id=\"7229\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1015-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7229\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1015-1024x574.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1015-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1015-768x430.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1015.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"7228\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1014-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7228\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1014-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1014-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1014-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG_1014.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Photos: courtesy of Freepick.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My hope and my prayer to our almighty God is that family can be seen as <strong>sacred<\/strong> again, for our children, for all the nations, for our entire humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re familiar with my books, I think you&#8217;ve noticed that, whether playfully through my colorful illustrations or through my words that describe the deep bond of love that unites family members, my children&#8217;s stories always reference family. The reason for this choice is that I firmly believe in the fundamental value of family itself. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/02\/my-hope-for-family-my-hope-for-humanity\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;My hope for family&#8230;my hope for humanity.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home-page"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7268"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7272,"href":"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7268\/revisions\/7272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.chiarasandri.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}