Gunman fires on children celebrating Mass at school
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🗓️ 28 August 2025
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A gunman opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic school in Minneapolis yesterday, striking a group of children celebrating Mass during the first week of school. Two children, ages eight and ten, were killed. When such atrocities involve children, my first thought is of our four school-age grandchildren. My second thought is to ask, What can I say in response to this tragedy that I have not said in response to similar tragedies that have plagued our nation in recent years? As I prayed about the answer, I was led to an insight I had not considered before, one that I hope will be as helpful to you as it was to me.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Thursday, August the 28th, 2025 edition of the Daily Article Podcast from Denison Forum. |
| 0:09.4 | I am Chris Elkins, narrator, voicing today's daily article authored by our cultural theologian, Dr. Jim Denison. |
| 0:18.2 | A gunman opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church in Minneapolis yesterday, |
| 0:24.5 | striking a group of children celebrating Mass during the first week of school. |
| 0:29.3 | Two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed. |
| 0:33.2 | 14 children, ages 6 to 15, and three parishioners in their 80s were wounded by gunfire. |
| 0:40.3 | Minneapolis Chief Brian O'Hara said, |
| 0:43.3 | The sheer cruelty and cowardice of firing into a church full of children is absolutely incomprehensible. |
| 0:52.3 | Officials added that the shooter, identified as 23-year-old Robin |
| 0:56.9 | Westman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. According to court records, Westman's name |
| 1:03.7 | was changed from Robert in 2020 on the grounds that Westman identified as female. FBI director Cash Patel said, |
| 1:13.1 | the FBI is investigating this shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and hate crime targeting Catholics. |
| 1:20.7 | As a mark of respect for the victims, |
| 1:22.9 | President Trump ordered American flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset August 31st. |
| 1:29.3 | Pope Leo expressed his heartfelt condolences and stated that he, quote, praise for the wounded, |
| 1:36.9 | as well as the first responders, medical personnel, and clergy who are caring for them and their |
| 1:42.7 | loved ones, end quote. |
| 1:44.7 | We should all join him in such intercession today. |
| 1:47.5 | However, this horrific tragedy can cause us to overlook another shooting that occurred the day |
| 1:53.6 | before when a gunman sprayed dozens of rounds at a group standing on a sidewalk across |
| 1:59.8 | from a Minneapolis high school, killing one and injuring six. |
| 2:03.6 | It's a sign of our times that this attack is scarcely in the news because of the attack that followed it the next day. |
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