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Image of Jack Hutter in blue tshirt posing with three of his students in red sweaters and red plaid skirts: two girls to his left and one to his right.

Spring Fever Isn’t Just for the Kids

As the school year starts to wind down, teachers know all too well the restlessness that resides in our classrooms. The weather is getting warmer, the days are getting longer...

Image that ACE 33's Seamus Dougherty took of Notre Dame's campus from St. Joseph's Lake where you can see the Basilica and Main Building from the other side of the lake.

What Do You Seek?

"What do you seek?" Triumphant in my acceptance into ACE 33 and a growing understanding of my new community in Detroit, the question above stopped me in my tracks. For...

Cup of Joe: Preparing for Holy Week

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Bridgette Groden discuss the impact of Holy Thursday and Good Friday in their lives.

ELA assignment

A Day in the Life of an English Assignment

The day begins, as always, with the alarm, the blaring opening notes of Nelly’s “Heart of a Champion,” and a quick pattering of feet to turn on the lights. I...

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.

Dallas ACE House

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...

Cup of Joe: Celebrating the Feast of St. Joseph

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Bridgette Groden celebrate the feast of Saint Joseph by discussing the importance of faith and trust in God's...

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.

Am I Willing to Walk the Path to Sainthood?

Am I Willing to Walk the Path to Sainthood?

Recently, Emily Markley, a member of ACE 29 and a middle school math teacher at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School in Oklahoma City, gave the keynote address at a Saints...

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...