Pope’s Letter to the Shrivers and Kennedys
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, August 20, 2009 10:20 AM
Sargent Shriver blows a kiss to family and friends following the funeral Mass Aug. 14 for his wife, Eunice Kennedy Shriver. (CNS)
From Zenit news service:
“Comfort One Another With the Assurance of Your Faith”
WASHINGTON, D.C., AUG. 19, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Here is the letter Benedict XVI sent Aug. 10 to the family of Eunice Kennedy Shriver. The letter was sent through Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States. Shriver, 88, died Aug. 11.
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To the Family of Eunice Kennedy Shriver,
As the official... READ MORE
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Two Very Different Kennedys
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, August 13, 2009 2:13 PM
Eunice Kennedy Shriver (l.), Jean Kennedy Smith and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass, together in Boston in July 2004. (Reuters)
Father Raymond J. de Souza contrasts the lives and legacies of Eunice Kennedy Shriver (and her husband Sargent Shriver) and Sen. Edward Kennedy in this way:
The Shrivers represented the old Democratic Party—economically liberal and culturally conservative. They were routed by the new Democratic Party—economically liberal and culturally libertine—of which Ted became the poster boy. The tortured... READ MORE
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