Broken hearts in a shattered sanctuary

By Peter Laffin

Published August 27, 2025 4:06pm ET

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Broken hearts in a shattered sanctuary — Parents await news of their children's status after a shooting at Annunciation Church on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025 in Minneapolis. (Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via AP)/

I’ll tell you my worst nightmare.

My son sits nestled into the middle of a church pew on a Wednesday morning, his uniformed schoolmates packed in beside him.

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