Last week a young boy of 16 was murdered and two of his friends seriously wounded as they were traveling in a van in New York City. This unprovoked act of violence filled the hearts of many people with great anger and frustration. All of us recoil at senseless violence and injustice. And yet we all know that violence and injustice must be rejected in favor of justice, understanding and peace. In the gospel Jesus’s message to us is very clear; there is no room for any retaliation; no eye for […]
