God bless Erika Kirk for her very difficult act of forgiveness, for sharing it with us and for inspiring others to forgive. I hope it starts a tsunami of forgiveness because forgiveness can heal the world.
Gun Violence
Cardinal Dolan: Kirk was ‘a modern-day St. Paul’ and wasn’t ‘afraid’ to say Jesus’ name
The slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk was “a modern-day St. Paul,” New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said in a Sept. 19 appearance on “Fox & Friends.”
At memorial, Trump says Kirk ‘influential figure’; widow says she forgives alleged shooter
Charlie Kirk was an “influential figure” in his own election, President Donald Trump said at a memorial service for the Turning Point USA founder and conservative activist Sept. 21 at State Farm Stadium in Arizona.
Where is God when we’re grieving at home?
The Psalms remind us that we can bring all our human emotions and experiences to God, holding nothing back.
Harrisburg bishop ‘deeply saddened’ by shooting that left 3 officers dead, 2 wounded
Bishop Timothy C. Senior of Harrisburg said he was “deeply saddened” by a shooting in rural Pennsylvania that claimed the lives of three police officers and injured two others.
Honesty, vigilance, faith all key to kids’ healing from trauma, say Catholic psychologists
Vigilance, honesty, emotional intelligence and faith all play critical roles in healing from the long-term trauma of violent attacks, two Catholic psychologists told OSV News.
Erika Kirk urges nation to embrace faith, family, patriotism after husband’s killing
The widow of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk delivered an address Sept. 12, vowing that his legacy would live on and urging the nation, particularly its youth, to embrace faith, family and the controversial movement he founded.
Suspect in Kirk assassination in custody, according to Trump, Utah governor
President Donald Trump and law enforcement officials said Sept. 12 they had a suspect in custody in connection to the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk Sept. 10 during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
Will It Ever End?
If the Church is itself the sacrament of unity and charity, then we need to curb our speech, and more.
Arizona Catholics hold rosary vigil for Charlie Kirk
Catholic faithful in Arizona gathered in prayer following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a Sept. 10 public speaking event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
Charlie Kirk, Iryna Zarutska and the conversations we need to have
Assassination is a tragedy for our country and for humanity. In this case it raises the flame beneath a pot that had already been simmering and is now dangerously close to boiling over. We must pray for peace, and for a reckoning that rids us of senseless violence once and for all.
Bishops, officials call for prayer after conservative activist Charlie Kirk shot and killed
President Donald Trump said conservative activist Charlie Kirk died after being shot Sept. 10 during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Public officials and other commentators called for prayer after he was shot in the neck, reportedly by a sniper. Kirk was 31 and a married father with two young children.