Our son, Anthony Jacob, was born April 30 at our house at 3:45 a.m. He and my wife, Jocelyn, are both doing well. I’ve posted some pictures on my blog. This heathen child of ours will be cleansed from the filth of original sin in the waters of baptism this Sunday. Close Bookmark and Share This [...]
Birth Announcement
Dealing with the birth of the second child
Crossposted at Bettnet. We’re just about six weeks away from our delivery date for our new daughter, Sophia Therese. It’s funny that what worried me last time–labor, delivery, and what to expect being a new dad–is not what worries me this time. In fact, the actual delivery of the baby is hardly on my radar [...]
China’s One Child Policy Problems
China has, for many years, had a "one child" policy to deal with their "problem" of overpopulation. And American scholar, on Chinese soil, has called them for this policy. George Weigel (one of my favorite Catholic theologians) has written about Dr. Nick Eberstadt (a "convinced Maoist" in a former life) in a recent article available [...]
Recent or Approaching Births
I’ve noticed quite a few births out there. Leave a comment if you’ve had a child born recently. Leave tell us gender and date. If you have one on the way, let us know that too, along with due date. I think it would be good to keep each other’s kids in our prayers – [...]