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I love teaching religion. When I learned I would be teaching religion in a 5th-grade classroom with a majority of non-Catholic students, I wondered what it would be like. My...

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Mi Casa Es Su Casa

HEY READERS, this is ACE Brownsville, welcome to our crib! To introduce myself, I am your host, Maddie Schlehuber, and here in ACE Brownsville, we live in a charming home...

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Meet the Blogging Team! (Part 1)

This year's ACE Teaching Fellows blog writers completed a short Q&A to introduce themselves. You'll be hearing much more from them about their lives in community and the classroom as...

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Cup of Joe - Grounded in the Love of Christ

Fr. Joe Carey, CSC, is back to talk with Bridgette (McDermott) Groden about her recent wedding (Congrats Bridgette and John!) and how the love expressed though the Sacraments makes Christ...

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Gloria Purvis Visits the ACE Community

“What makes this sin so special?” asked Gloria Purvis about racism. Standing in front of the ACE community, the renowned author and speaker called on the gathered teachers, leaders and...

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Cup of Joe - Missioning 2022

At the conclusion of another joy-filled ACE Summer, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC, and Bridgette McDermott sit down to discuss this week's Missioning Mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart...

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Cup of Joe - ACE Graduation

Fr. Joe Carey, CSC, and Bridgette McDermott are back to preview one of our favorite weekends of the summer, ACE Commencement. They discuss how the ACE 27 teachers have had...

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Cup of Joe - ACE Summer 2022

In this Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC, and Bridgette McDermott are back to give everyone an update on ACE Summer 2022. Also, don't miss FJ's conversation with Audrey...