On this day in 1963, the nation and the world were stunned with the tragic assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Those of us who were alive at that time can still tell others exactly what they were doing the moment the news spread through the country via radio and TV. Life stopped except in front of the TV or radio for the entire weekend and it seemed the entire nation did nothing on the day of the funeral except to watch it on TV. The eternal flame still burns at his grave in Arlington National Cemetery where millions have come to pay their respects. His youthfulness and vision inspired a generation; his inaugural address has become a classic, and the Peace Corps continues to carry out his vision to help the undeveloped countries of the world.
Five months before, another world figure and inspirational leader, Blessed Pope John XXIII, entered into eternal rest. His legacy, the Second Vatican Council, made an everlasting change in our Church. Both men, though human and not perfect, infused life into hearts, and with the eventual canonization of Blessed Pope John and the energy emanating from the Vatican through Pope Francis, another "New Frontier" is on the horizon: a world in which work a just distribution of wealth and inclusion of all will satisfy the hunger for what is now lacking, and bring the human family together in Christ.
Bro. Rene
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