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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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Another Child Every Day

The focus of ACE is about transforming Catholic schools. It's about helping dioceses, educating leaders, providing choice for parents, and sustaining the thousands of sacred places serving civic purposes. At...

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The Virtue of Patience

There is an adage that goes like this- patience is a virtue. My mother always told me this as a child, because I had the tendency to rush things, or...

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The ACE Bus is Coming!

Every time we walk off the bus to a cheering crowd of students, we get a chance to remember how truly blessed we are. Written by: Drew Clary "The ACE...

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Take a Walk in My Shoes

In this photo essay, Rachel Hamilton gives us an inside look at a day in the life of an ACE teacher. From an early start to the day, to the...

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Sweet Home, Chicago

ACE believes that Catholic schools are good for America; we believe that Cathoilc schools form faith-filled, civically-minded, intelligent adults ready to change the world, and what better place to form...