The last thing Ryan Realbuto did in his life on earth was praise God. He prayed a holy hour — silent time before God. He did this the Thursday before the New Hampshire primary and the day before the March for Life — just before the 23-year-old was shot in Washington, D.C.
I have no idea whether Ryan was planning on going to the March for Life that I was in D.C. for, but he had moved there from upstate New York after graduating from St. Bonaventure College to join the Capuchin Franciscan Volunteer Corps. Think about St. Francis Assisi — he may be associated with blessings of animals, but he was about so much more. He wanted to be radically available to anyone in need. He wanted to live the Sermon on the Mount. So it was with Ryan, by all accounts. He was shot by a man who wanted money.
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