Theodore M. Hesburgh CSC
Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, CSC (1917–2015), was a theologian, public servant, and the fifteenth president of the University of Notre Dame, serving from 1952 to 1987.He is considered one of the most influential figures in higher education, national and international affairs, and the Catholic Church in the twentieth century Hesburgh would say, however, that his only vocation was to be a priest. “The happiest day of my life was when I was anointed a Catholic priest,” he said.Hesburgh was ordained a...
