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-26 posts tagged "Fr. Ted"
Letter to the Editor | Monday, March 30, 2015
Over the years, I had a few chances to talk sports with former University President Emeritus, Fr. Theodore Hesburgh. I watched a Bookstore Basketball game with him one time. Sat with him at a varsity mens’ game another. Even talked football with him at a political fundraiser. I actually had the moxie to ask him if
Patrick Glennon | Wednesday, March 18, 2015
With the passing of Father Hesburgh, this past midterms week left many students (myself included) physically and emotionally exhausted. Whether we were waiting in line at 2 a.m. for Fr. Ted’s visitation, shivering outside the Basilica while waiting for the funeral procession to begin or studying for three midterms and two quizzes, we were all
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
Jack Rooney | Thursday, March 5, 2015
DUBLIN — When news of University President Emeritus Fr. Theodore “Ted” Hesburgh’s death broke shortly after 1:00 a.m. Friday, hundreds of students had a uniquely Notre Dame instinct: go to the Grotto, light a candle and pray. For hundreds of other students studying in one of Notre Dame’s over 30 study abroad programs, the warm
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
Scott Boyle | Thursday, March 5, 2015
Last Thursday started off as an average Thursday afternoon and evening. I wanted to expand my culinary palate, so, naturally, I ventured to a wings restaurant here in Indianapolis. Wing purists can rest easy, though. I did not go to Buffalo Wild Wings. While the wings were satisfying, it was the conversation that I most
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