Prayer in the Face of Evil

It is the sane spiritual response to an attack on innocent children.

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Mourners attend an interfaith prayer service following a shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church, at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, Minn., August 28, 2025.

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‘Please pray for me. I need the prayers.”

I had a quick conversation with Archbishop Bernard Hebda of the Twin Cities in early August at the Knights of Columbus convention at the Reagan Hilton in Washington, D.C. He had no idea how much he would need prayers. And not primarily for himself — but for the people God has entrusted to him as a shepherd.

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Kathryn Jean Lopez

Kathryn Jean Lopez is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and the religion editor of National Review. Sign up for her weekly newsletter here. She is the author of A Year with the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living.

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