Jesus on the Cross reveals the depravity of human beings and that we're not beyond repair. But repairing humanity comes at the cost of witnessing to the truth--not my truth or your truth, but the truth. And truth is that upon which a free society depends. Without it, life is governed by the whim of those wielding the power of Twitter, or the presidency or a long-range rifle, instead of the inalienable rights/truths imprinted in us by God. Homily for the 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time and reflection upon the assassination of Charlie Kirk.