Eugene Kennedy Quotes


There would be no need for love if perfection were possible. Love arises from our imperfection, from our being different and always in need of the forgiveness, encouragement and that missing half of ourselves that we are searching for, as the Greek myth tells us, in order to complete ourselves.


Citations

Kennedy, Eugene. The Pain of Being Human. Image Books, 1972, p. 89.

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Eugene Kennedy
Eugene Kennedy
  • Born: August 28, 1928
  • Died: June 3, 2015
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Psychologist Religion, Columnist

Eugene Cullen Kennedy was a psychologist, award-winning writer, public intellectual, syndicated columnist, and professor emeritus of Loyola University Chicago. A laicized Catholic priest and a long-time observer of the Catholic Church, the work of Eugene Cullen Kennedy spans many genres. He has published over 50 books that include 2 biographies, 3 novels, a play, as well as books on psychology, on the Roman Catholic Church and the relationship between psychology and religion. In the early 1970s, inspired by Vatican II, he emerged as a powerful voice for reform and modernization of the Roman Catholic Church.