At 6:43 AM, Sunday, March 17, 2013 AD, we welcomed Joseph Benedict Lawler to the world. Joseph, with an impeccable sense of timing, arrived on the Feast of Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, whose feast day is heartily celebrated by Saint Patrick's adopted children, and all those who share their love of music, drink, and revelry.
Joseph spared his sainted mother a protracted delivery, and arrived with the strength and vigor befitting a child who arrives on a saint's day. Despite her own protests, Kimberly performed remarkably well for a woman under such duress, and finally accepted Joseph's arrival when it was all but over.
Mother and son have been resting peacefully since their first meeting, and we expect them both home tomorrow. Joseph has a fondness for sleeping and has taken well to life in this world.
His brothers Michael and Malcolm heartily welcome their brother to this world, no doubt plotting and planning what they can accomplish between the three of them.
We would like to thank everyone for sharing their prayers and wonderful affirmations to our new child and we hope you all can meet him soon.
We thank God for the new blessing he has given us, and ask all to pray for Joseph's namesake, His Holiness Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, and his successor Pope Francis.
