#160 - Kendrick Castillo – A Young Man Who Laid Down His Life

In this re-released episode of The Cyndi Peterson Show, we revisit the inspiring story of Kendrick Castillo, the Colorado high school senior who courageously gave his life to save his classmates during a school shooting in 2019.

Kendrick’s extraordinary sacrifice flowed from a deep Catholic faith — a faith he lived daily with joy, service, and love. Since this episode first aired, the Diocese of Colorado Springs has received a petition to open his cause for canonization, beginning the formal process of discernment toward possible sainthood.

His community continues to honor him through lasting memorials:
• The Kendrick Castillo Memorial Fund and monument at Civic Green Park
• “Kendrick Castillo Way,” a street named in his honor
• A robotics scholarship and lab bearing his name
• Annual tributes from classmates and the students he saved

Those who knew Kendrick — including the very students whose lives he protected — describe him as kind, humble, and prayerful, living every day with quiet heroism.

As the Church begins to study his life and witness, we remember his example as a living echo of Christ’s own words:

“Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” — John 15:13

🎧 Listen now and be inspired by the faith, courage, and love of Kendrick Castillo — a modern witness to the power of self-giving love.