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Chomp Chomp! Chomp Chomp!
One recent Thursday evening I found myself surrounded by people imitating sharks and cheering as bodies slammed against plastic walls. My community had decided to venture out to a San...
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Troll Bogeys
In the chapter titled, “Halloween,” in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the three characters known by fans around the world now as “The Golden Trio” were not yet friends...
One Step at a Time
What do distance running, teaching, and discipleship have in common? Hills. Lots of hills. Energy was high going into ACE race weekend—an opportunity to race and see some of the...
The Holy Spirit Has My Back
There were many things I didn’t know about Notre Dame before applying. Like how South is objectively the better of the two dining halls, or how the squirrels here only...
In Defense of “Organized Chaos": A Teacher’s Celebration of Catholic Schools Week
To much of the world, the last week of January is just that—the end of the first, long month of the new year. For Catholic school communities, however, it’s a...
I'm Going to Miss This
All teachers know the magic of returning from winter break. For ONCE, you feel rested and motivated for the new semester ahead. Sure, there is always a bit of exhaustion...
The Waiting Period
You’re sitting at an airport gate, surrounded by harried and weary travelers, and you hear over the intercom that your plane is delayed. Sighing, you settle into the hard-backed seat...
Thanksgiving: For the Time as a Teacher to (Finally) Rest and for Time Well Spent
When I chose to accept my place as an ACE Teaching Fellow, I was a 22-year-old liberal arts major who had really no idea what he wanted to do with...
Teaching Confidential: Adventures in the Pedagogical Underbelly
In 2000, chef and television star Anthony Bourdain’s first book, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, was published and beloved by many, topping the New York Times’ nonfiction bestseller...
Happy Worship Wednesday!
“Happy Worship Wednesday!” the words I begin MOST Wednesdays with (barring any technical difficulties) before I play a few minutes of Gospel or worship music. As the song starts, my...