Monsignor's Homily on Newtown School Shooting
James Mahoney wrote a homily following the shooting deaths of 27 people in Connecticut Friday.
Editor's note: The following is the homily written by Msgr. James Mahoney in response to the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. on Friday. It was given at all Masses performed by Mahoney at Corpus Christi Church the weekend after the shooting. Especially since 9-11, our parish community has come together in this place to connect with those who have died, to mourn with those who are grieving, and to draw closer to God when we truly need God most. On Dec. 28, we observe the feast of the Holy Innocents – the children taken by King Herod who was afraid of the birth of the Messiah. We celebrated it early on Friday this week when, for reasons neither understood nor comprehensible, innocents were taken – and those who …
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7:15 am on Monday, December 17, 2012
Very well said Laura. Could not agree more. more ›