A child writes a message on the ground with chalk outside
Annunciation Church in Minneapolis August 30, 2025. The
shooter opened fi re with a rifl e through the windows of the
school’s church and struck children attending Mass Aug. 27
during the fi rst week of school, killing two and wounding 18
others. Photo: OSV News/Tim Evans, Reuters It was another very bad week for children – killed by adults in Gaza, Ukraine and Minneapolis. The coverage was dispiriting, and anyone trying to deny the existence of evil in the world must have been sorely challenged. When I first heard of the Minneapolis school shooting, I was shocked enough, though it has become…
Brendan O’Regan