The tragic shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis is still in the news. Two children were murdered, dozens were injured, and families are grieving. At a time when most of us would instinctively bow our heads in prayer, Mayor Jacob Frey mocked it. Bishop Barron stepped in with a defense of prayer that cut through the noise and forced the Left’s contempt into the spotlight.
Mayor Jacob Frey dismissed prayer in his public remarks after the tragedy. Jen Psaki followed by scoffing that prayer is “not freaking enough.” For believers, their attitude was not just insulting. It was predictable. And that is why Bishop Robert Barron’s response mattered so much.
Bishop Barron’s Defense of Prayer
Robert Barron is the Bishop down in Winona–Rochester, Minnesota, and he runs Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. He writes, he speaks, he’s all over media, and plenty of Catholics know his name. In other words, when he calls out Mayor Frey, it carries both local weight and a national punch.
Bishop Barron reminded the nation that Catholics don’t believe prayer is some magic trick that shields us from all suffering. He pointed to the example of Christ Himself: Jesus prayed fervently from the cross on which He was dying.
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