Comments for Otto Bird at http://www.thecatholicthing.org , comment 1 to 6 out of 6 comments http://www.thecatholicthing.org Sun, 26 May 2013 04:11:52 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/otto-bird.html#comment-2682 Prof. McInerny - I am (as far as I know) the first of my grandfather Otto's descendents at ND who didn't graduate from his Program - I majored in physics. When I got my Ph.D Granddad told me he'd originally wanted to study physics, but his father convinced him there was no future in it - during the time of Heisenberg & Einstein - so he went into philosophy (v. lucrative!). Otto instilled in me a passion for medieval history & culture; I already miss talking to him about it. - Tina Bird Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:50:00 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/otto-bird.html#comment-2517 Dr Bird was my professor in a Great Books seminar in 1963. I took an Incomplete, & promised to write the paper the next term. Hitchhiking into town one wintry afternoon weeks later, Dr Bird picked me up at the Circle and asked about my courses. By the end of the ride he'd decided that finishing last semester’s paper would not be necessary. Something about his concern & generosity in that encounter made it particularly memorable to me. I’ve always felt so proud to have been one of his students. - Tom Kerns Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:49:59 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/otto-bird.html#comment-2413 Dear Dr. McInerny,Thank you for writing this...My younger brother, Emmett, was in Dr. Bird's Great Books Program at ND, and as a result he, in the midst of a demanding business career, became a prolific reader and remains one to this day. European history and Irish Literature are his favorites. What a gift Dr. Bird was to Notre Dame! - John McCarthy Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:54:14 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/otto-bird.html#comment-2411 Thankyou Dr. McInerny, you point to what man yearns for, your heartfelt article was personal and moving, I thank you again and ditto the sentiments of Willie and Jonathan. - Achilles Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:38:24 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/otto-bird.html#comment-2410 As a master's student I am just taking my first steps into academia and am encouraged and enlightened by the examples and stories of those who went before. Thank you for relaying this story Dr. McInerny and continued prayers for Dr. Bird. - Jonathan Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:38:29 +0100 http://www.thecatholicthing.org/columns/2009/otto-bird.html#comment-2409 Professor, always a pleasure! This piece sounds like a clarion call for a return to the classics, Greek and Latin into the university. Don't hold your breath. Academia today has long ago jettisoned these studies for more practical and utilitarian courses aimed at one's economic security. Who cares about our cultural heritage or who we are? Today we are who we say we are. We have as a result lost our grip of reality and understanding of Being. We all need doctors, but we yearn for a man first. - Willie Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:54:58 +0100