Donna Kurtz, the only daughter of Natale and Anne Fuselli, was raised in Newtown Square, PA along with her three brothers.  She lived a typical suburban life until she discovered the fullness of her Catholic faith when she was eighteen.

While at Catholic University in Washington, DC, Donna spent a summer in India and volunteered with the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta.  This experience profoundly affected her.  She felt an ache in her heart upon witnessing the countless number of orphans living on the streets.  In a very short time Donna came to realize that she could easily love a child who was not biologically hers.
  
Donna met John Kurtz on March 30, 1981, at Catholic University as she was completing her course work.  She graduated from Catholic University, Phi Beta Kappa, with a double degree in Religious Studies and Early Childhood Development.    Continue...

How St. Joseph's House Began