From Inspired to Inspiration
"Please take a seat and stare at the Virgin Mary for five minutes. I would like to remind you that if you so much as look away from the statue...
ACE Teaching Fellows Blog
The Miracle in Memphis
Written by: Eric Prister As the ACE bus pulled up to her house in Germantown, TN, Dr. Mary McDonald beamed. She came out to greet us wearing a blue and...
"Try to Let What is Unfair Teach You"
During my senior year at the University of Notre Dame, a time when so many people feel puzzled about the myriad of options available after graduation, I felt less overwhelmed...
"I knew you'd be here."
Written by: Eric Prister There's no place like home. There's no place like home. There's no place like home. Whether after a long day of work, after two weeks on...
An Outsider's Perspective
Written by: Liz Harter I've been aware of the Alliance for Catholic Education in a very basic way for the past nine years. A few of my classmates from Saint...
Thou Shalt Not...
Today's Gospel, where Jesus calls out Martha for being too concerned and anxious about getting things done always irks me a bit. You see, I'm a Mom and like you...
The Founding of the Alliance for Catholic Education
Written by: Eric Prister After twenty years of the Alliance for Catholic Education, we have many stories to tell-stories of teachers, stories of students, stories that help show the gift...
Welcome to Texas
Written by: Eric Prister "Yes, ma'am." "Excuse me, sir." While in Northern Indiana these phrases might be considered formal, in Texas, they're a way of life. "Sir" and "ma'am" aren't...