Fightin' Words: 8 Days

Irish Creed proudly presents: 
"Fightin' Words" 

a series of quotes to get the Fightin' Irish Faithful in the proper fightin' mood 

as we count down the final days until the 2012 season of Notre Dame Football

“…But war is not new to this Catholic university. The plaque at the Memorial Doorway to Sacred Heart Church on your quadrangle gives a daily reminder of the men who have given their lives ‘For God, for Country and for Notre Dame.’ … Father Corby, after whom the hall on your campus is named, was an outstanding chaplain of the Civil War… And today your own former president, the brilliant Bishop O’Hara, as Military Delegate, supervises the work of the Catholic chaplains with the armed forces… for here you have imbibed a heritage of accomplishment in the face of adversity. Indeed, if the physical trials and hardships had overcome the Fathers of Notre Dame, the little cabin on your campus would represent the limit of their missionary efforts in this great Mid-West. If the struggle against poverty had broken the spirits of your parents and grandparents, there would never have been the resources to send you here to obtain the benefits of Catholic culture. If seemingly overwhelming odds meant surrender, there never would have been the glorious tradition of Notre Dame’s athletic prowess, for indeed it is the will to win regardless of the odds that stirred this nation with the symbol of “the Fighting Irish.” Those triumphs over adversities spell for you the lesson of afterlife.”

-Joseph P. Kennedy, Commencement Address, University of Notre Dame 6/1/1941