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A Letter to My Future ACE Teachers

A letter to my future ACE teachers: “I think I’ve made a grave mistake.” This was a sentence I wrote on a teal post-it, tacked to the cork board of...

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Clayton Glasgow (middle with blue button down and blue tie) talking to students on left (male in red sweater) and right (female in blue polo) or him. They are at a lab table looking at a worksheet on the table.

Slivers of Perfection

A few days ago, there was an incident in my classroom that I did not handle very well. On the contrary, I handled it quite poorly, and I ended up...

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Cup of Joe: The Laetare Medal

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill discuss the significance of Laetare Sunday on campus and the prestigious Laetare Medal award.

ACE Chicago Community left to right: Alex Alatriste, Uku Urb, Mary Rozembajgier, and Mike Hanisch

Troll Bogeys

In the chapter titled, “Halloween,” in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the three characters known by fans around the world now as “The Golden Trio” were not yet friends...

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Cup of Joe: What Would You Take?

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill consider the deeper meaning of an important item in each of their lives.

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One Step at a Time

What do distance running, teaching, and discipleship have in common? Hills. Lots of hills. Energy was high going into ACE race weekend—an opportunity to race and see some of the...

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Champions Culture Corner

You’re welcome to judge me, but I’m gonna be honest: I’m still fired up about Notre Dame football. You may (perhaps appropriately) quote me the invitation to detachment that Princess...

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Cup of Joe: Profiles in Courage

In this episode of Cup of Joe, Fr. Joe Carey, CSC and Maggie Cahill profile courage by sharing stories of two extraordinary people in their lives.