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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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A Letter to All Great Teachers

Dear All Former and Current Great teachers, Let me begin by expressing gratitude for all you do. The many great teachers I have had deserve more than a thank-you. They...

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Catholic Schools Come Together in Oklahoma

Throughout the bus tour, from east to west, from north to south, we've seen strong communities that rally around their schools and their children, but nowhere was that more evident...

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You Know You're a Teacher When...

In ACE, again and again, you hear the phrase "You know you're a teacher when..." Sometimes this statement is completed with things like... "...when you get school supplies for Christmas."...

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America's Heart: It's the People

There is only one reason to brave a place that marks its year with ice storms, heat waves, tornadoes, and wind: it is the people. There is a profound sense...

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Rewrite the Narrative

ACE set out twenty years ago with a belief that the popular version of the story of Catholic schools wasn't written in stone - we believed then, and believe now...

Love Thy Neighbor in Atlanta

Last week, the community of St. Peter Claver Regional Catholic School in Decatur, Georgia enjoyed a surprise visit - one that thrilled and delighted every one of our students -...