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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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America's Heart: It's the People

There is only one reason to brave a place that marks its year with ice storms, heat waves, tornadoes, and wind: it is the people. There is a profound sense...

Rewriting the Narratvie

Rewrite the Narrative

ACE set out twenty years ago with a belief that the popular version of the story of Catholic schools wasn't written in stone - we believed then, and believe now...

Love Thy Neighbor in Atlanta

Last week, the community of St. Peter Claver Regional Catholic School in Decatur, Georgia enjoyed a surprise visit - one that thrilled and delighted every one of our students -...

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Finding Christ in My Students

It is easy to see Christ in your students when you look at their innocent, smiling faces. It is more difficult to see that they are Christ-filled when they do...

Pulled Back to Pensacola

After two years with ACE in Pensacola, I went back to my hometown for another job. It wasn't long before I felt called back to Pensacola. It turns out, Catholic...