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Image of all ACE bloggers for the year. Top row left to right: Christopher Pistrang, Lizette Mendez Ramirez, Lauryn Sweeney. Bottom row left to right: Will Garey, Maria Vaquero, David Moretti, Ellie Poling

Meet the 2026-2027 Blog Team!

Please join us in welcoming this year's blog team! While they will be sharing insights about their school year, community life, and spirituality life throughout the year, for now, take...

Four students with their backs to the camera writing on a white board

Go Forth!

When I was a student in ACE, I remember the sudden quiet that hit at the end of our summer class session. All of a sudden, the eight weeks were...

Sr. Jane Herb, IHM

Models Professionalism: A Call to Remick Leaders

During a recent Christmas visit with my family, I had the wonderful opportunity to visit with my nephew, his wife and two-year old Hadley. At one point Hadley, said, “Come...

Cup of Joe: Reflecting on Lenten Journeys

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill reflect on their Lenten journeys and offer advice for how to finish Lent strong.

Cup of Joe: Sacred Spaces

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill discuss places on campus that hold spiritual significance for them.

Cup of Joe: Small Acts of Kindness

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill share how small acts of kindness convey great love.

ACE Teachers posing before So-Cal Marathon 2026

Running Through Discomfort

I feel great. Granted, I’m only 3 miles into my 13.1 mile journey, but I feel better than ever. It’s hot, but I’ve run in this weather countless times. After...

Kevin Baxter teaching

Advocates for Justice: Growing our Faith Lives Through Compassion

"The Church will have to initiate everyone . . . into this ‘art of accompaniment’ which teaches us to remove our sandals before the sacred ground of the other (cf...

Cup of Joe: Who is Jesus to You?

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill discuss their Lenten journeys and answer the question: "Who is Jesus to you?"

High school students from Cleveland Central Catholic sit next to their elementary school prayer partners from St. Stanislaus during our Ash Wednesday Mass.

We Are Dust: Reflections on Teaching and the Lenten Journey

“Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” This Ash Wednesday anthem, spoken as our foreheads are marked with a smudgy black cross, is a reminder of our...