Offering “thoughts and prayers” after a tragedy may sound insufficient, said Father Chris Collins, a Jesuit priest and vice president for mission at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey expressed a similar point of view on Wednesday after two children were killed and 14 others and two elderly parishioners were injured when a shooter fired through the windows of a church during first week of class at Annunciation Catholic School.

“Don’t just say, ‘This is about thoughts and prayers right now.’ These kids were literally praying,” Frey said at a press conference on the scene. “They should be able to go to school or church in peace without the fear or risk of violence, and their parents should have the same kind of assurance.”

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