They are the family down the street. The family in the next pew. Possibly your family. Definitely someone you know.

Dohntbe

Husband · Father · Age 34

Good-natured, slightly rumpled, always ready with a perfectly reasonable excuse not to take his faith too seriously.

Faith

Wife · Mother · Age 34

Her faith is joyful, not burdensome. She never lectures — she plants seeds and trusts God with the harvest.

Hope

Daughter · Age 12

A miniature Faith — fervent, clear-eyed, and cheerfully devastating. States the obvious holy thing with sincerity.

Thomas

Son · Age 9

Hungry for holiness. Questions not from doubt but from desire. Patron: St. Thomas Aquinas.

Charity

Daughter · Age 6

The innocent. Speaks truth without knowing it. Used sparingly for maximum gut-punch impact.

SinDee

Dohntbe’s sister · Agnostic actress · Age Don’t Ask!

Worldly, warm, genuinely fond of the family. Not hostile — simply indifferent. The bridge character.