ST. LOUIS, Mo. Father Robert Lampert, a priest of the Archdiocese of St. Louis who lived in Colorado Springs for several years after his retirement, died Sept. 17 at age 82. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Sept. 28 at St. Vincent de Paul Chapel at the Cardinal Rigali Center in St. Louis. Burial followed in Calvary Cemetery.

I recently watched a compelling video prepared by a group called “Heartbeat International.” They provide women, who regret having taken an abortion pill, the chance to reverse their decision through a treatment involving progesterone. The protocol, though not yet officially “peer-reviewed,” appears to work well if the woman doesn’t wait too long, and the video includes pictures and rescue dates of many beautiful babies who have been saved this way.

COLORADO SPRINGS. The Serra Club of Colorado Springs is holding its annual Priesthood Appreciation Contest in honor of Priesthood Sunday. The theme of this year’s contest is “How has a priest inspired you during this year?” 

NEW YORK. Honesty, we’re assured, is the best policy. For an object lesson in just how badly awry even a well-meaning ruse may go, viewers can consult the earnest musical drama “Dear Evan Hansen” (PG-13, Universal).

Over the summer, we took a family road trip to Pennsylvania, breaking in our new minivan by putting 4,000 miles on it in just under a month. As we drove across the United States, stopping for quick bathroom breaks at the cleanest gas stations we could find, my 4-year-old developed a favorite pastime.

(Editor’s note: Following is the second installment of a four-part series on ways that the Catholic Church can minister to those who have suffered the loss of a child through miscarriage.)

God does not ask the impossible of us,” my husband comforted me while I was in the throes of the first trimester miscarriage of our fourth baby, Bernadette Marie. I was grief stricken, not only over the loss of our child but over my inability to save her remains for proper burial.