On January 7, 2026, a 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent in south Minneapolis. Multiple videos from bystanders and other officers at multiple locations show what happened before the shooting.

When something dramatic happens and is captured on video, people often react very differently to the same event. Situations like this can become like a Rorschach test: the same picture, but people “see” completely different things. And each side feels certain that the truth is obvious. How can this be? Our pre-judgements and feelings often have a lot to do with it.

As Catholic educators, we can use this tragic event and the reaction to teach about the proper ordering of our souls. The human soul has three main powers: the intellect, which seeks truth; the will, which judges; and the passions, which include our emotions or feelings. God designed these to work in a certain order. In this lesson, students reflect on that order, and what it means for the Catholic response when tragedy is caught on camera.

Above all else in this incident is that a person lost her life in a public and violent way. In our world of ever-present media, it is all too common to be exposed to these kinds of events and become desensitized to them. As Christians, we must first and foremost pray for the repose of Renee Good’s soul, and for the consolation of her family and friends, as well as for an end to violence of all kinds.