Often it seems that God does not exist:
all around us we see persistent injustice,
evil, indifference and cruelty.
—POPE FRANCIS, Evangelii Gaudium, n. 276

 

Another day. Another mass murder. It’s become so commonplace that massacres have become a “normal” part of our culture. Except there’s nothing normal about it. Even fifty years ago, mass shootings were utterly rare. When they occurred, they were the subject of deep collective thinking, numerous documentaries and public inquiries. Now, they’re simply part of the weekly news roll.Continue reading →