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Mary Margaret Schroeder with her students

Waiting Courageously

As an ACE Ambassador, you commit to ACE a full year before you ever step into a classroom as a Teaching Fellow. During that year, friends accept post-graduate jobs, professors...

Students and sister (left) holding up a sign that reads, "Thank You for the Gift of Catholic Education."

The Beauty of Catholic Schools Week

When I saw that I would be writing a blog post for Catholic Schools Week, I knew right away that I wanted to write about community. Community is the second...

Cup of Joe: Lent 2026

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill share their Lenten plans and encourage others with some helpful tips.

Builds Capacity: The Power of Collective Capacity

With the Red Wings holding first in their division and the winter Olympics approaching, there’s a lot of hockey talk in our house right now. In that spirit, my husband...

Forms Disciples: Our Resolution

Happy New Year! I have to admit, even though I am dreadful at keeping New Year’s resolutions, I love the idea of them. Resolutions offer us an invitation to embed...

Ms. Hall's sixth grade home room posing for a photo from their Christmas party.

Presence Over Perfection: What Really Matters in Your Classroom

It’s Saturday, January 3rd. Classes start up again on Monday. You’re back at your ACE placement, your plans for the week are solid, your assignments are prepped, your grade book...

Fr. Lou DelFra with other priests at Missioning Mass 2025

Forms Disciples: What is Forming Us?

A computer engineer major in my dorm was having a really hard time, with what so many young people are struggling with these days: a lack of a sense of...

Plush Mary laying down with books in Schroeder's classroom.

Waiting Together: Advent in the Classroom

I have always loved Advent, but the season took on an even deeper meaning once I started sharing it with my 5th-grade students. Experiencing the hope and wonder of Christ’s...

Cup of Joe: Merry Christmas 2025!

Special guests join Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill to share their Christmas traditions.

Dan McCarthy interacting with Remick classmates.

Dan McCarthy Theology Department Chair, Lansdale Catholic High School Transcript: Go therefore and make disciples of all nations. Every Catholic school around the world participates in a unique way in...

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