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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...

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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Encountering Children, Encountering Christ

Just as Jesus was revealed to his disciples on the Road to Emmaus through the breaking of the bread, so too did we experience Christ through the children we met...

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Bus Tour Highlights Enduring Bonds and Blessings

Throughout the bus tour, doors were thrown open, welcoming ACE into schools and hearts around the country and uniting the Catholic school community in love. The music of the Notre...

MiracleofYes

The Miracle of Yes

Miracles are enabled by saying "yes." Although the heavy lifting of bringing these phenomenon into the world is clearly on God's side of the ledger, it is a bit arresting...

CelebrateTheHarvest

Celebrating the Harvest

What a tour, what an adventure, and what an amazing opportunity. The past eight months witnessed 30,000 miles, 50 cities, and over 70 schools, but most of all, the tour...

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The Holy Spirit Alive in Catholic Schools

As a believer, as an advocate of the mission of Catholic schools, as a priest, my vocation has been so enlivened and enriched, stretched, encouraged and re-invigorated by the so-palpable...

WarmthOfHomeBlog

The Warmth of Home: A Reflection by Our Co-founders

As we welcome the bus home, we look ahead to a bright future for Catholic schools with a series of reflections on the tour-the lessons learned, the joys perceived, and...

AnotherChildEverydayBlog

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...

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...