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Waiting Together: Advent in the Classroom

I have always loved Advent, but the season took on an even deeper meaning once I started sharing it with my 5th-grade students. Experiencing the hope and wonder of Christ’s...

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ACE Teachers singing joyfully during Lessons and Carols at December Retreat 2025

I Can't Wait

“We wait because there’s a promise. There’s a presupposition of something more worth waiting for.” “But I want it now!” is a sentence heard throughout the country this time of...

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Cup of Joe: Welcome ACE 30!

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Bridgette Groden welcome the ACE 30 Teaching Fellows and discuss the impact of Catholic schools.

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Heading South for Spring

At the end of our first year of teaching, my housemate Marie Doyle (ACE 28) and I decided that the next year we would go on a trip together for...

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Cup of Joe: Gifts That Matter

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Bridgette Groden reflect on important gifts that they've received in their lives.

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Cup of Joe: A Spirit of Inclusion

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Bridgette Groden sit down to discuss the spirit of inclusion and how we can better extend invitations to...