Column: The shooting death of a 14-year-old was a tragedy. What does it say about us as a society?
(Chicago Tribune Religion News)

Just a few short miles from my idyllic suburban home, a 75-year-old man stepped out of his house Aug. 13 to confront a group of teenagers near his car. He yelled at them to get off his property and one teen moved closer with an unknown object in his hand, according to the account shared by police...