Timothy Shriver, winner of Notre Dame Laetare Medal, says leading Special Olympics changed his life

Timothy Shriver, winner of Notre Dame Laetare Medal, says leading Special Olympics changed his life

"I now understand more deeply the central expression of God's presence in each of us," he said.

Timothy Shriver at Notre Dame: "In the eyes of God, there ARE no 'least of these, no ‘them and us'" - Deacon Greg Kandra

The Chairman of the Special Olympics — and nephew of  President John F. Kennedy, and son of the first director of the Peace Corps, Sargent Shriver — received Notre Dame’s prestigious Laetare Medal at this year’s commencement. And he had some wisdom to share on the subject of human dignity:  Thomas Merton saw the radiant dignity inside each of us: “At the center of our being” he wrote, “ is a point of … pure truth, a … spark which … is the pure g…