Sixty years ago, in March 1966, the University of Notre Dame made a decision that would permanently alter its intellectual and ecclesial profile. In the wake of the Second Vatican Council, and under the visionary leadership of Fr. Ted Hesburgh, C.S.C., Notre Dame inaugurated its doctoral program in theology. What
Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre was born to John and Emily (Chalmers) MacIntyre in Glasgow, Scotland, on January 12, 1929. He earned a BA in classics from Queen Mary College (University of London) in 1949 and began graduate work in philosophy at Manchester University the same year. He received an MA in
Notre Dame’s first three open causes for canonization were a trio of headline-making priests (two of whom were eventually made bishops). But perhaps the most impressive Notre Dame man being considered for Sainthood was not a priest, an alumnus of the University, or even a high school graduate. Mercifully, holiness