That Father Hesburgh is one cool guy.

[Drunken Irishman]

[Kadie]

1. This must be the photo they talked about...

[firedupdem]

3. oh my!

That bring tears to my eyes. What a beautiful picture and the speech today was wonderful. How can we ever mend our differences if we don't talk to each other? Wow

[goclark]

8. What a thrill it was to see him and know that he

was there for this occasion.
The President of ND is also one brave man to withstand the pressure of the day.
You can tell that he and Obama respect each other a lot.

[Jennicut]

4. He is very cool. I want to know more about him now.

[roguevalley]

11. I wish you could have seen the nuns, priests and rabbis and

preachers that banded together for human rights back then. it warmed my heart.

[SamCooke]

2. I had never heard of the guy until Obama's speech

[FightingIrish]

5. What a day this has to be for him. What an acheivement he has realized.

He had an open door policy as university president. I never took advantage of it, but a good friend of mine saw the light on in Father Hesburgh's office one night. He just walked in had a chat with him. He was very approachable and yet such a powerful figure. I thought he looked great today.

[CurtEastPoint]

6. According to Wikipedia he was one of the founders of People for the American Way.

Now THAT is interesting! Way to go, Fr. Ted!

[redqueen]

9. Ooh neat... thanks for that info.

And heh... Fr. Ted. :D

[tj2001]

7. The pesky priest that Nixon fired

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Hesburgh

[Bobbie Jo]

10. That's the Catholic Church I remember....

I knew priests like Fr. Hesburgh who stood up and spoke out for those who had no voice.

Unfortunately....much has changed and I no longer recognize the institution as it stands today.