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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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Note from Sophia's student

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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Veronica Alonzo singing at Missioning Mass

Leads with Zeal: My Anchor

As a Catholic leader, I’ve always felt deeply called to serve. When I was a high school principal, my days were filled with meetings, planning, and responding to the needs...

April Garcia teaching Remick leaders

Leads with Zeal: Tightrope Walking

Blessed Basil Moreau described zeal as the “great desire to make God known, loved, and served,” and I see this call as deeply future-facing. Zeal is not content with maintaining...