What Will You Do?
When my school first shut down, my first thoughts were of all the things I could no longer do: see my kids, hang out with friends, or coach lacrosse. These...
ACE Teaching Fellows Blog
Finding New Blessings
This was supposed to be a "victory tour." These post-spring break weeks were supposed to be a wonderful celebratory string of "lasts" at Mount St. Mary Catholic High School, a...
Choose to Delight
Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska | Photo from Wikimedia Commons "Awe is going to rush in... Accept reality as it is and choose to delight in the present moment...
Find the Joy
Xavier University has a prayer index on their website that I stumbled upon while I was searching for religion class resources at the beginning of the school year. Throughout this...
Tips for Maintaining Your Spiritual and Mental Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically altered so many parts of our lives, including the ways in which teachers traditionally educate and interact with their students. In an effort to support...
Be Thou My Vision, O Lord of My Heart
One of my favorite hymns to sing in prayer or at Mass is set to the Irish folk tune Slane. I grew up knowing this hymn as "Lord of All...
We Are Called
"Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. And preach as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Heal the sick, raise the dead...
Falling in Love with Service
This post is authored by John T. McCarthy IV, an ACE Teaching Fellows Intern and member of ACE 27. A Science Pre-professional and Theology major at the University of Notre...
A Hesitation, and a Jump
"Umm... sure." A hesitation, and a jump. This was my response to my principal on the way home from school one warm Wednesday evening when he asked if I could...
Arizona ACE Teachers Participate in Regional Retreat
Many people who are familiar with ACE Teaching Fellows have probably heard a thing or two about our December Retreat, a time for all our teachers, faculty, and team members...