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-19 posts tagged "Fr. Ted Hesburgh"
Ann Marie Jakubowski | Thursday, March 5, 2015
The funeral Mass celebrating the life of University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh on Wednesday afternoon commended him to heaven with the strength of more than 1,000 participants. At the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, where he was first ordained in 1943, more than 100 of his brother priests from the Congregation of Holy Cross
Greg Hadley | Thursday, March 5, 2015
After a full day spent celebrating the life of University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, students gathered one last time Wednesday to remember him in the most fitting of ways: smoking a cigar. Outside of Hesburgh Library, roughly 600 people gathered following the memorial service in Purcell Pavilion and lit up stogies the same way
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, March 5, 2015
To the Students of Notre Dame: I’m sure I will not be only one to write a letter like this. Your tribute to Fr. Ted, lining the route to the cemetery in silent respect, was impressive beyond what words can adequately describe. One hundred years from now, when all of us are long gone, you
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, March 5, 2015
I am from South Bend, and this university has always been a part of my life casting its shadow over me. At first, I dreamed of going here all throughout my childhood, but as I grew older I began to detest the idea of staying home and going to school here. I struggled my freshman
Lesley Stevenson | Wednesday, March 4, 2015
“Come, Holy Spirit.” When University President Emeritus Fr. Edward “Monk” Malloy stood before a capacity crowd at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on Tuesday night, he invoked God’s guidance in illuminating the complex, dynamic life of University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh. Facing a congregation of Hesburgh’s family and friends and flanked by dorm
Molly Daily | Wednesday, March 4, 2015
The first time I met Father Ted, it was by accident — I was in the right place at the right time. I was a freshman, nervously studying for my exams on the first floor of the library, when Fr. Ted’s incredible assistant came into the room. She asked if anyone would like to read
Observer Editorial Board | Sunday, March 1, 2015
Thank you, Fr. Ted. By glancing at a timeline of University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore Hesburgh’s life, one can tell he lived it to the fullest. He collaborated with popes. He worked alongside U.S. presidents. He broke the sound barrier, received prestigious awards and served on committees of national and international importance. We would like
Ann Marie Jakubowski | Sunday, March 1, 2015
Fr. Hesburgh, in your 97 years you transformed Notre Dame, the United States and the world. You had the most purposeful and inspiring life I can imagine, and your presence will be deeply missed. I wish there had been a way to watch the news of your death travel with a bird’s eye view, slowly
Haleigh Ehmsen | Sunday, March 1, 2015
In his years as University president, Fr. Theodore Hesburgh served four popes and offered advice to the Vatican on matters of atomic energy, ecumenism and Catholic education, among other things. Hesburgh was especially close with Pope Paul VI, but as The New York Times reported, he challenged the Church’s attempts to assert greater control over