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Tyler Johnson presenting in ACE Summer class

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...

Molly Schroeder class

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...

Sydney Brown and her 2nd Grade student at Redemptorist St. Gerard

Ready, Set, Teach: Starting the School Year Off Strong

Imagine this: you wake up way too early, gulp down breakfast, dress nice, brush your teeth until they shine, locate your keys with shaky hands, and rush through the door...

From Fame and Fortune to Faith and Fellowship through Frassati

“You should really consider the Frassati Internship for this summer.” “Fra-what?” Reflecting on that conversation that marked my first encounter with Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, the soon-to-be saint and namesake...

Introducing the 2024-25 Blog Team!

We are so excited to introduce this year’s blog team! To help you get to know these seven bloggers, we asked them to complete a brief Q&A to introduce themselves...

Cup of Joe: TiCS and TRiCS

As the summer comes to a close, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill talk about two of their favorite first year ACE courses, Teaching in Catholic Schools (TiCS) and...

From left to right: Lydia Heinen, Emma Bradley, and Stephen Kurt

Every Ending is a New Beginning

“So raise up your glass, here’s to brand new beginnings And don’t shed a tear for the things that are ending Cuz tomorrow will bring us a new morning sun...

Cup of Joe: Exploring Integrative Seminar

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill dissect the Integrative Seminar course and discuss its importance to the Teaching Fellows' experience.

Cup of Joe: ACE Graduation 2024

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill discuss what ACE Graduation means to them and celebrate this year's graduates.

ACE 30 Teacher Grace Rakestraw (left) chatting with student (right) and pointing to worksheet on table in front of them.

Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less

It is impossible to talk about the single story without talking about power. There is a word, an Igbo word, that I think about whenever I think about the power...

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Teaching Confidential: Adventures in the Pedagogical Underbelly

Happy Worship Wednesday!