S11E4: The President | Was JFK a Holy Donor? (John F. Kennedy)
Holy Donors
We’re glad you’re back for our final episode of our Holy Donors season featuring John F. Kennedy. In this episode, our hosts discuss whether or not JFK meets their criteria to be named as one of their holy donor . As usual, the hosts judge JFK on his faithfulness, his humility, and his radical generosity. SPOILER ALERT: In a rare turn of events, our hosts conclude that John F. Kennedy is not a holy donor. In 11 seasons of the Holy Donors podcast, this is the first season in which our hosts have failed to call the season’s subject a holy donor. Our hosts agree that JFK has admirable courage, strength, and leadership skills, but they all conclude that he falls short in the show’s metrics of faithfulness, humility, and generosity. That said, our hosts all agree that this season, even with its lack of a holy donor, is a worthwhile season. We hope you’ll have learned something new about JFK, and while JFK was not exceptional in his faithfulness, humility, and generosity, he did show instances of all of those qualities. This season reminds us that all of us can be faithful, humble, and generous, even if we don’t do it to the magnitude of the saints or even our other holy donors. --- Recommended reading: "Jack: A Life Like No Other" by Geoffrey Perret "An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy" by Robert Dallek --- Holy Donors is brought to you by Petrus Development (petrusdevelopment.com) in cooperation with RED-C Catholic Radio (redcradio.org). For more about Holy Donors please visit our website at holydonors.com or find us @HolyDonors on Instagram and Facebook. Holy Donors: Bringing you inspiring stories of radical generosity that have changed the world.