Culture
Beyond the Gun: A Call to Heal Our Society’s Wounds
Another school year, another mass shooting. The news of a Minneapolis Catholic school in crisis, with an individual wielding a gun and sowing chaos, feels like a grim inevitability in America today. As a long-time advocate for boys and young men, I’m deeply troubled by the rise of these tragedies and the complex web of factors fueling them.
By Lisa Britton3 min read
School shootings, which claim the lives of innocent children in places meant for learning and growth, are among the most horrific manifestations of our society’s failures. To put an end to these horrors has been a primary motivator in the work that I do.