Kelsey Reinhardt: The Charlie Kirk Effect - Why Christians' Witness in the Political Sphere is So Important

Kelsey Reinhardt argues that Charlie Kirk’s September 10, 2025 assassination became a cultural inflection point that exposed how public courage, reasoned debate, and personal virtue can reopen spiritual questions—calling Christians (especially lay Catholics) to reject “political pietism,” st...

Kelsey Reinhardt argues that Charlie Kirk’s September 10, 2025 assassination became a cultural inflection point that exposed how public courage, reasoned debate, and personal virtue can reopen spiritual questions—calling Christians (especially lay Catholics) to reject “political pietism,” stay informed with disciplined charity, and bring the Gospel into civic life with both conviction and humane conscience.