The salutatorian walked to the podium, she being the first of a handful of speakers at the college graduation. I have heard these student speeches before, often filled with prideful recognition – "look what we accomplished" – or ideology stemmed from relevant trends, and not from a well-formed conscience.
But, this time, I expected better. And salutatorian Theresa Piroch delivered, articulating wisdom in an elegant, humble manner. Speakers often use quotes from impressive people, and Piroch established her theme quickly, citing an analogy used by St. Therese of Lisieux: "The world is hauling itself up the staircase, but we have been shown the elevator to God." Piroch then explained:
The U.S. Department of Justice wants the Boston Marathon bomber dead.
The department asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the death penalty for Dzhokar Tsarnaev, calling the Boston Marathon Bombings "one of the worst" acts of terrorism in the United States since 9/11, as NBC Boston reports.
