Healing and hope: Newtown's Catholic parish two years after shooting

By Mary Rezac

Newtown, Conn., Dec 14, 2014 / 05:22 am (CNA/EWTN News).- It was two years ago that Monsignor Robert Weiss rushed to the scene of the Sandy Hook elementary shooting, where nine of his littlest parishioners lost their lives, along with 11 of their schoolmates and six staff members.

And although the healing process is far from over, there have been some signs of hope and recovery at St. Rose of Lima parish in the tight-knit community in Newtown, Conn.

“The trauma is still certainly there, the awareness of the tragedy is certainly very present in our lives,” Msgr. Weiss told CNA. “For the families every day is December 14 so their friends, their neighbors, are very in tune with that.”

But the positive reaction of the victim’s families, Msgr. Weiss added, has set the tone for others’ responses.

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