I Knew Charlie Kirk. He Was a Man of Intelligence, Charm and Goodness of Heart...

[Michie]

I first met Charlie Kirk about four years ago when I was in Phoenix for a speaking engagement. He reached out and invited me to breakfast. I was deeply impressed by him that day. He was a man of great intelligence, considerable charm, and real goodness of heart. I reconnected with him just last year, after I saw him debate twenty-five young people who were, to put it mildly, hostile to his views...​

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Bishop Barron: ‘I Knew Charlie Kirk. He Was a Man of Intelligence, Charm and Goodness of Heart’

I first met Charlie Kirk about four years ago when I was in Phoenix for a speaking engagement. He reached out and invited me to breakfast. I...

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Charlie Kirk, Iryna Zarutska and the conversations we need to have...

 

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Charlie Kirk: A Joyful Warrior for Life...

 

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Leadership in the Wake of Tragedy: Reflection on the Assassination of Charlie Kirk...

 

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Charlie Kirk Is Dead. Just Stop Everything and Pray...

 

[The Barbarian]

I didn't know this about Kirk.

Charlie Kirk Brands Simone Biles 'Shame to the Country' a...

"If you're not ready for the big time, we've got thousands of young gymnasts that would love to take your place," the conservative activist said of Biles, th...

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The Unwritten Rule Is Broken: Simone Biles’s Posthumous Rebuke of Charlie Kirk Ignites a Moral Civil War - News

There are unwritten rules in our society, pillars of decorum that guide us through the most delicate moments of human experience. Chief among them is the

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The evil that men do lives after them;
The good is oft interred with their bones;

 

[Michie]

In moments like this, true leadership is not reactive—it is reflective. Here’s how we can respond:

• Pause and honor the human loss. Regardless of one’s stance on his politics, Charlie Kirk was a son, a husband, a colleague, and a leader to many. His death deserves solemnity, not spectacle.

• Reject violence as a form of expression. Leadership is about influence, not intimidation. We must reaffirm that ideas are to be debated, not destroyed.

• Model emotional maturity. Leaders must resist the urge to weaponize tragedy. Instead, we should use it to deepen our commitment to respectful engagement and psychological safety in our communities.

• Create space for healing. Whether you mourn Kirk’s death or wrestle with his legacy, there is room for both grief and growth. Leaders help others hold that complexity.

Psalm 37: 5-11

5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:

6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.

7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.

8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil.

9 For those who are evil will be destroyed, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

11 But the meek will inherit the land and enjoy peace and prosperity.

 

[The Barbarian]

In moments like this, true leadership is not reactive—it is reflective. Here’s how we can respond:

That makes a lot of sense.

Whether Kirk died as the result of political differences with extremist groups, or merely as the victim of a disturbed kid acting on his own, we can act like Christians and avoid calls for revenge.