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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...

From left to right: Kristen, Ashley, Marcello, Grace, Clayton, and Catherine in front of the Cleveland sign at Lake Eerie

Swimming with Gratitude

“Come on in, the water’s great!” I shout as I splash around in the choppy lake quite conveniently located only two minutes from our convent. “No really, it’s way warmer...

Three Strategies for Every Educator's Summer "Vacation"

My friends often ask me what I will do now that it's summer and I'm on "vacation" from teaching for several months. The truth is that summer never seems like...

Ask, Seek, and Knock: A Summer To-Do List for New ACE Teachers

To our newest ACE Teachers, As you begin your first ACE summer, here are some tips from someone who's been in your shoes to make the most of your time...

Leading with Zeal through Personnel Season

"Zeal is the great desire to make God known, loved, and served, and thus to bring knowledge and salvation to others[Leaders] who possess it fulfill the duties of their profession...

Preparing Future Priests to Collaborate for Catholic Schools

In a seminary in Southern California, set in beautiful buildings within a citrus grove, men are preparing to bring the Gospel to diverse realities of the people of God. One...

Students Garner Accolades, Impress at First Trip to State Science Fair

"Catholic schools are good for America!" This is a message I not only see on flags, stickers, and posters around my school, but also at work every day in my...

3 Leverage Points for Busy Catholic School Leaders

"We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God's work. Nothing we do is complete, which is a way of saying that the...

Pope Francis: Let's ensure the poor have school choice too

When Pope Francis' latest encyclical Amoris Laetitia was released earlier this month, most of the attention was given to the Holy Father's thoughts on family life, and not much of...

ENL 15 on the 15th: Five Apps to Help Your ELLs Engage with Language

As the number of educational technology resources continues to grow, it can be easy for educators to be both excited about the potential they have to transform classroom learning, and...

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I Can't Wait

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