What you are seeing...

Look up!

...is an astronomical event. Here is a view of the Moon with the planet Venus, just a really small dot, to the upper left. What does this mean? On the astronomical sight, Fr. Terry Ehrman said, "It's winter."

It is...

Pretty, but cold...

...SO cold. On the cold weather, Fr. Ralph said, "I gotta get outta of here and head to somewhere warmer... and sunnier." Stay tuned.

A blast...

More to come...

...from the past. Thanks to Neil Sielski '15, we have an insight into Notre Dame’s past. Through a patient, Sielski came into possession of Notre Dame Student Manual from 1941.

This week’s installment from the 1941 Notre Dame Student Manual, page 30:

"THE ART GALLERY: The Wightman Memorial Art Gallery, occupying six well-lighted rooms and several corridors on the third floor of the University Library, is one of the best art collections of the Middle-West."

Reader's Contribution.

A Football Saturday Tradition

Here's a contribution from a faithful reader, Debbie Ryan. Strolling around campus early Saturday morning of a home football game, Debbie captured the Stedsmen returning from their Float. On capturing this scene, Ryan said, "A peaceful campus morn became more memorable seeing the Stedsmen staying true to their traditions."

Moms' Weekend 2017

Commissioner Gayheart: Moms wanted!

Moms, it's on... Moms' Weekend 2017. Email invitations went out after Thanksgiving, and the proverbial wheels on in motion to make this weekend once again magical and memorable. The Stedman behind all of this is none other than sophomore Corey Gayheart. Here's what our Moms' Weekend Commissioner had to say about the weekend.  

St.Ed: I hear that you were appointed the Hall’s commissioner for Moms’ Weekend. How did you land this important commissionership… perhaps with an U.S. Grant or maybe even a Ben Franklin?

Corey: While this was an extremely competitive selection process, I think that I was the best fit for the job. I was always that kid that my friends would say was going somewhere, just to convince their parents to let them go. I don't know what it is, but moms just like me.

St.Ed: Why would a mom of a St. Ed's Gentleman want to attend this Moms’ Weekend? In the words of Admiral Akbar, that talking fish head in the Return of the Jedi, sounds like “it’s a trap.” Sounds like a weekend of cleaning rooms and doing laundry.

Corey: The weekend is an incredible opportunity to meet your son's friends and their mothers, and it allows us all to appreciate the true Steds Family while having some fun. Moms Weekend gives you time to catch up with your son, eat some amazing food with them, and enjoy each other's company.

St.Ed: Without letting the proverbial cat out of the bag, what are you doing this year to make this weekend even more memorable and magical than last year’s weekend? 

Corey: Moms Weekend has always been an incredible event and has always been extremely well executed. I plan to continue on that tradition of excellent planning, all while putting my own spin on things. New logos & colors? New gifts? New locations, perhaps? We will have to wait and see...

St.Ed: Why aren't you doing a Dads’ Weekend? Isn’t that discrimination? Just saying…

Corey: I'm sure a Steds Dad's Weekend would be a huge hit...maybe one of my fellow gentlemen will take on that duty from the infamous graduate Christ Hecht?

St.Ed: If Moms’ Weekend was a political campaign, trying to get moms to attend, what would its slogan be?

Corey: "Moms We Can Believe In"

Moms, WE WANT YOU HERE! If you need an electronic invite with registration form, DON'T DALLY. Please email Fr. Ralph at haag.6@nd.edu.

Best of...

...the Gentlemen's Monthly. What can I say, but this posting is still good after THREE YEARS. Yes, three years ago today, here was today's posting. Enjoy this blast from the past!

Coach PM’s (second from right) “softer side”

Not to forget the other co-captain of the Saint Edward’s Hall Football Gentlemen, we take a moment to listen to Coach Paul “PM” Rodriguez. Embracing the same coaching philosophy as his co-captain, a philosophy of retaining absolute control of the team at all times, crushing any dissent, Coach PM maintained a united front, enforcing discipline and exacting results from players.

With Coach PM’s tutelage, players learned:

            -The refs are always wrong.

            -Never punt, unless you have to.

            -Practice is for the professionals.

            -Winning is overrated.

Pithy, yet concise… wise words for us all.

Happy...

Old joke, but it still works...

... I mean, Happy New Year's to you and the Steds World- Alumni, family, and friends! Wishing you all the best in 2017!