Our Back Pages: Blessings continue for Scott quadruplets

Raising quadruplets is hard work that doesn’t necessarily get any easier when they go off to college – especially when the bill arrives.
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Olympic swimming champion Ledecky returns home to cheering crowd

After winning five medals - four gold and one silver - in Rio de Janeiro, swimming champion Katie Ledecky is taking things one step at a time.
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Movie Review: ‘Ben-Hur’

The bad news for believers is that, primarily because of a poorly written script, this “Ben-Hur” fails to convince when Wallace’s religious theme comes to the fore.
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Life is not a race

Life doesn’t always seem fair. And God’s timing often doesn’t match ours. But life is also not a race. And many of the dreams you have along the way ultimately become reality eventually, or a different dream comes true.
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More good news for churchgoing women

Catholic women who attended religious services once or more per week had a lower rate of suicide than churchgoers of other denominations among the study cohort.
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National security, foreign policy worries a factor in 2016 election

Not since the aftermath of 9/11 has America’s national security and foreign policy seemed to resonate so heavily with the electorate.
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Pax Christi USA members meet in Baltimore and help in cleanup

Dozens dropped in on West Baltimore Aug. 13 to participate in the ongoing effort of building the “beloved community.”
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Pope names Dallas bishop head of new office for laity, family, life

Pope Francis has named Bishop Kevin J. Farrell of Dallas to head the Vatican’s new office for laity, family and life.
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Deacon Miller remembered for compassion, humility and family

A funeral Mass was offered for Deacon Donald W. Miller Aug. 13 at St. John in Westminster, his home parish since 2003.
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Contemplation leads to ‘transformational leadership,’ LCWR assembly told

Sister Pat Farrell, an LCWR past president, spoke of centering religious life leadership in contemplation.
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Going to the cats

As a child, my favorite saint was St. Francis of Assisi. While I couldn’t identify with his holiness, I could identify with his love of animals.
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