GIVING THANKS TO GOD FOR THAT WHICH DID PREVENT THE LOSS OF MORE LIFE AND ADVOCATING FOR THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AND DEATH TOWARD HUMAN LIFE…

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The tragic and senseless murder of children and adults and the wounding of many more at Annunciation School in Minneapolis is almost too much to process and we grieve with those who have had someone murdered in the most sacred place and during the most sacred act of worship the Catholic Church has.

As a priest who has celebrated so many school Masses, it brings tears to my eyes.
While we grieve with those who have lost loved ones, we also give thanks to God that steps were taken to mitigate against the loss of life. If not for those steps this tragedy would have been on an unbelievable scale perhaps surpassing the horror of Uvalde, Texas!

What were those pro-active steps the parish and school of Annunciation took?
They locked the doors of the church once the children had entered for Mass and adults were stationed at the entrance of the church. The shooter was not allowed to enter the church. That meant he had to go around to the side of the building and start shooting blindly through stained glass windows. He could not see who he was shooting or what horror he was inflicting, but he knew to shoot low to hit children and others.

You can see from the photos above, that he could not see who he was shooting through those narrow stained glass windows.

However, if he had been able to get inside, the devastating horror would have been unbelievably greater. We thank God and those who took pro-active steps to prevent a much greater horror than what occurred.

How do we as a church and country take more pro-active steps to mitigate those who have a death wish for themselves and others through sheer hatred for human life and its sanctity?

WE MUST RESTORE A CULTURE OF PROMOTING THE SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE!​

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