How Catholic was John F. Kennedy?

[rug]

November 23rd, 2013
07:13 AM ET
By Daniel Burke, Belief Blog Co-editor

(CNN) – When John F. Kennedy was a boy, his mother counseled her children on Good Fridays to pray for a peaceful death.

Young Jack joked that he’d rather pray for two pet dogs instead.

If you’re looking for the CliffsNotes version of Kennedy’s Catholicism, that anecdote touches on the key themes: the pious Irish mother, the casual irreverence, the ever-present prospect of death.

But there’s much more to the story.

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/23/how-catholic-was-john-f-kennedy/

[IrishAyes]

1. Thanks. I'll have to reserve it for my allotted time of non-DU online reading, but

I look forward to it very much.

We could all use a pious Irish mother.