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Prince George bishop calls for prayer, penance, saying shooting ‘has traumatized us all’

Prince George bishop calls for prayer, penance, saying shooting ‘has traumatized us all’​

At least 10 people are dead, including young teens, and many are wounded in a mass shooting in northern British Columbia, Canada.



On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes — the Church’s World Day of the Sick — Prince George Bishop Stephen Jensen called people of faith to prayer and penance following Tuesday’s mass school shooting in Tumbler Ridge in northern British Columbia, Canada.

“The unimaginable tragedy that struck the community of Tumbler Ridge yesterday has traumatized us all,” Jensen said in a statement released Wednesday morning.
At least 10 people were confirmed dead, with dozens injured, after a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and a nearby residence.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the suspected shooter, believed to be an 18-year-old woman, was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted wound. Lockdowns and an emergency alert were lifted as officers secured the town and moved students to safety. Investigators continue examining connections between the shooter and victims.

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Female wrestler says male opponent sexually assaulted her, school delayed reporting incident

High school wrestler Kallie Keeler just wanted the match to end after she was recently forced to compete against a male during a girls' wrestling competition, alleging that her opponent sexually assaulted her when he pinned her to the ground.

The 16-year-old, a sophomore at Rogers High School in Washington state, said during an interview with unDivided host Brandi Kruse that she didn’t even know before the match that her opponent was male.

During the match against a wrestler from Emerald Ridge High School, which took place on Dec. 6, 2025, Keeler’s opponent reportedly "reached between her legs and, very forcefully for several seconds, put their fingers in her private area,” Kruse recapped.

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AI using topology explains why Mr Bean's dressing procedure on the beach was impossible.

You've got too much time on your hands...
This site deserves some comic relief particularly after reading the rather disgusting justifications of shooting people based on political beliefs.
As an Australian living rurally I can legally own firearms to shoot vermin not people, carrying arms in public whether concealed or not is an anathema to most people living in countries where gun ownership is not a God given right.
Gun violence has become normalised like driving a car which can lead to collateral damage in the form of death and injury.
  • Agree
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One Million Moms urges Christians to boycott Bad Bunny’s ‘Queer Icons’ Super Bowl halftime show

I've never heard of Bad Bunny until today.

I looked up the halftime show (I don't watch much football). I'm familiar with Hispanic culture, having lived in Orlando much of my life: the halftime performance looked quite well done, and not overly sexualized.

I live around alot of Puerto Rican people. Some are culturally conservative, but that doesn't necessarily play out into culture war politics, much less the kind of prudish sensibilities of Anglo culture. For many Latino people, family ties are more important than even religious ideology, people aren't going to severe relationships with family just because their children might be gay or lesbian, and their faith entails a simple, non-ideological response rooted in relational responsibility. When you come from countries or regions that are used to economic and institutional precarity, putting principles ahead of people is a good way to end up outside any kind of circle of care.
Interesting. I think in many Latino and Hispanic families who come from conservative or highly religious cultures would feel pain and embarrassment if their child came out as LGBT. Maybe the younger generation is changing? Who knows?
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Antifa activist charged with cyberstalking, threatening ICE officers in Minnesota

A self-proclaimed member of the far-left domestic terrorist group Antifa has been charged with cyberstalking and threatening U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Authorities arrested 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Kyle Wagner on Thursday, with the antifa member being accused of threatening the lives of ICE agents in Minnesota.

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Ugh! That’s terrifying!
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Our Lady of Lourdes

I visited Lourdes back in 1998. It was awesome!

Today I watched, "My Name Is Bernadette," on Tubi. It was in French but excellent and showed the scenes when
Bernadette worked serving the ill at the convent in Nevers, where she herself died.

Bernadette's humility always impressed me.
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HOW TO PROGRESS FROM DEBATE TO DIALOGUE USING THE SOCRATIC METHOD

I think we all need the skills since our culture is in the midst of a mental health crisis.
It’s always been that way. As society becomes more aware of aspects of the human condition we shine a light on what was formerly hidden or pushed to the margins of society.
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