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Running Through Discomfort

I feel great. Granted, I’m only 3 miles into my 13.1 mile journey, but I feel better than ever. It’s hot, but I’ve run in this weather countless times. After...

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High school students from Cleveland Central Catholic sit next to their elementary school prayer partners from St. Stanislaus during our Ash Wednesday Mass.

We Are Dust: Reflections on Teaching and the Lenten Journey

“Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” This Ash Wednesday anthem, spoken as our foreheads are marked with a smudgy black cross, is a reminder of our...

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March Madness

The birds chirping and blossoms slowly emerging from the cold ground signal that spring has finally come again. Now that winter's chill is finally ending and warmer days are upon...

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Supporting Our Teachers

I can't tell you how many times "I'll be there for you" gets stuck in my head after watching an episode of Friends. But as cheesy as the song may...

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Some Friendly Basketball Competition

Everyone loves some friendly competition, especially in the ACE community house in Corpus Christi, Texas, when three community members coached two competing teams during the middle school basketball season. ACE...

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The Biggest Dance

As we enter the last week of March, many of us are following our brackets and the NCAA basketball tournament. Back at Notre Dame, groups of students are putting together...

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So Blessed I Said "Yes"

"Wow. I wish I could do ACE." I distinctly remember being surprised by this thought during my junior year at Notre Dame. Since my freshman year, I was drawn to...

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HotDog Man to The Rescue!

"Can we have a piece of paper?" Students often ask this question of teachers, and it can lead in a number of different directions. For Eve Wenger's third-grade students at...