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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...

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Laugh at the Little Things

Though my first semester of teaching was a blur, it is defined by a sense of fun. Dropped into a new city, school, and job with only eight weeks of...

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Introducing the 2024-25 Blog Team!

We are so excited to introduce this year’s blog team! To help you get to know these seven bloggers, we asked them to complete a brief Q&A to introduce themselves...

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Cup of Joe: TiCS and TRiCS

As the summer comes to a close, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill talk about two of their favorite first year ACE courses, Teaching in Catholic Schools (TiCS) and...

From left to right: Lydia Heinen, Emma Bradley, and Stephen Kurt

Every Ending is a New Beginning

“So raise up your glass, here’s to brand new beginnings And don’t shed a tear for the things that are ending Cuz tomorrow will bring us a new morning sun...

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Cup of Joe: ACE Graduation 2024

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill discuss what ACE Graduation means to them and celebrate this year's graduates.

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Cup of Joe: Extending Invitations

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill talk about important invitations in their lives and implore us to bring God's love to the...

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Cup of Joe: Father's Day Memories

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill share stories about their fathers and encourage viewers to spend this Father's Day celebrating and reminiscing...