This should be good news; we’re one of the few developed countries with a "replacement rate" fertility level. But not everyone is happy about it … It’s mentioned in the excerpt; you’ll have to hit the link for the last paragraph quoting some environmental sourpuss. U.S. Fertility Rate Hits 35-Year High, Stabilizing Population – washingtonpost.com … Read more
Here’s some shots of Tim in his Santa outfit, as he headed to school this morning. I think he’s a dead ringer for Santa, although perhaps Santa with a tan?
Brigid’s big birthday present finally arrived (please ignore the rest of the garage!) yesterday – eight days late. Here’s what it looks like, wrapped up in it’s shipping mummy. Will unpack it over the weekend.
On Tuesday the local Gannett newspaper had a nice feature story on one of my former high school teachers, now Monsignor Thomas Shelley. the article was about his just-published history of the NY Archdiocese. It’s a good article – A new history of the Archdiocese of NY tells the Catholic story of the last 200 … Read more
Fr. Groeschel is kind of the Faranda Family Guru. Brigid and I have known him since about 1990, Tom Faranda’s Folly: The official Guru of the Faranda family, featured in NY Times article although we’ve only seen him a few times since his near-fatal accident a number of years ago. We were involved in a … Read more
The past weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal had a long front page article about a family working with many physicians to extendthe life of their son. It’s really a great article, which unfortunately is not available unless you are a Wall Street Journal subscriber. I am putting the link in, because sometimes these … Read more
The Washington Post has an editorial today, highlighting the intransigence of Sudanese Dictator Bashir, and the failures of Europe and NATO in the situation. Stuck on Darfur – washingtonpost.com WHEN THE United Nations Security Council approved an expanded peacekeeping force for the Darfur region of Sudan last summer, some Western politicians may have concluded — … Read more
Tikal is the ancient Mayan city in northern Guatemala. abandoned by the Mayans around 900 AD, it was more or less re-discovered in the mid 19th century. In 1978 while I was living and teaching in Jamaica, I spent my Easter break on a trip to Panama and Guatemala. I visited my brother Jim, who … Read more
One is from a recent article in the Washington Post, the other a recent editorial in the independent National Catholic Reporter. Which vision will last? I Report you Decide. Here’s the two thousand year vision – Buzzworthy Sisters in Habits Headed to Va. School – washingtonpost.com She is Sister Mary Jordan Hoover, principal of Northern … Read more
Another fine Friday column by Peggy Noonan (whether you agree or not is a different matter) in the WSJ. The Pulpit and the Potemkin Village OpinionJournal – Peggy Noonan … In my lifetime faith has been a significant issue in presidential politics, but not the sole determinative one. Is that changing? If it is, it … Read more