Back in February, we told you about Andean Health & Development, an outreach to the poor of Ecuador in memory of Fr. Ted Hesburgh. Three months later, AHD’s ability to deliver that relief is being put to the test, and we’re hoping our readership can answer the call again. On April 16th, Ecuador was hit…
It doesn’t feel like a year since Fr. Ted left us, but this anniversary gives you an opportunity to make a dream of his a reality. Social justice and care for those in need were always watchwords in Fr. Ted’s life. In 1997, along with David Gaus, a 1984 ND graduate, he helped establish Andean…
Long-time NDN readers will have heard the stories of Willie, Andy’s larger-than-life friend. Subtlety was not his watchword, and his hijinks tended to draw the wrath of administrators large and small. While Willie has mellowed a bit in his post-Notre Dame life, he still believes in going big or going home — an attitude that…
Ara Parseghian’s indelible mark on Notre Dame football has been chronicled multiple times over the years, yet Irish fans never tire of hearing stories from the Era of Ara. Those fans will get another opportunity to slake their thirst this fall, as Frank Pomarico’s Ara’s Knights: Ara Parseghian and the Golden Era of Notre Dame…
This weekend, Tim Brown will receive his overdue recognition by the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, OH, when he and his fellow Irish alum Jerome Bettis are inducted. With good old #81 in the spotlight, we at NDN felt it was time to let you know about an off-the-field endeavor of TB’s just as…