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From left to right: Tom Betterly, Kate Jensen, and Sean Kelley in master's regalia holding their M.Ed. diploma in hand jumping up.

Commencement Weekend in ACE: Traveling and Searching for Wisdom

There I was: standing outside my broken-down car on the shoulder of the I-17 just north of Sedona, Arizona. This interruption to my journey home from my ACE placement sparked...

Image of ACE New Orleans on the basketball court. From left to right: Amanda Dempson, James Walsh, Jordan Pavlock, Caelan O'Connor, and Sophia Buonavolonta

Struggle Like Your Students

“It’s a whole body thing. Your shot should be one fluid motion.” “Follow through. Hold your hand up after you release the ball.” “Again.” While preparing for a beloved tradition...

Fr. Lou DelFra with other priests at Missioning Mass 2025

Forms Disciples: What is Forming Us?

A computer engineer major in my dorm was having a really hard time, with what so many young people are struggling with these days: a lack of a sense of...

Plush Mary laying down with books in Schroeder's classroom.

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...

Cup of Joe: Merry Christmas 2025!

Special guests join Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill to share their Christmas traditions.

Dan McCarthy interacting with Remick classmates.

Forms Disciples: One Mission

Dan McCarthy Theology Department Chair, Lansdale Catholic High School Transcript: Go therefore and make disciples of all nations. Every Catholic school around the world participates in a unique way in...

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...

Sarah Perkins teaching

Forms Disciples: Give Comfort

"Give comfort to my people, says your God.” Isaiah 40:1 When I think about the book of the prophet Isaiah, my memory often conjures up powerful proclamations, calls for conversion...

Engineers Improvement: Entering with Humility

One of the highlights of my time as an elementary school principal was the opportunity to visit other Catholic elementary schools, most often during accreditation visits. These experiences were always...

Greg instructing

Engineers Improvement: "Say More"

I found myself recently re-reading Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Team of Rivals. The historical biography tells the story of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, exploring how he formed and led his cabinet through...