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What's Not in the Lesson Plan

It might be crazy to admit that one of my objectives on Fridays is to get my students to cry, but it isn’t because I am giving an impossible test...

ACE Teachers posing before So-Cal Marathon 2026

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...

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...

Note from Father Joe: A Teacher's First Question is Not Multiple Choice

I love talking to undergraduate students about ACE and inviting them to consider the ACE Teaching Fellows opportunity after graduation. I was talking to a student recently, and she had...

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...

Lighting the Torch in Mobile

The Olympics just wouldn't be the Olympics without the lighting of the torch. It doesn't just signify the return of the games - it signifies a light passed from athlete...

A City with Hope to Bring

New Orleans has always had a high level of appeal. It's a city that knows how to celebrate. A standard Spring Break destination famous for Mardi Gras, the Superdome, jazz...

It Started with Sorin

This month marks the 200th birthday of Father Edward Sorin, C.S.C., the infamous founder of the University of Notre Dame, which was to become, in his words, "one of the...

Taking Time to Delight in Teaching

In high school I was a theater kid. To this day, I remember some of the great moments of anticipation waiting behind the curtain for the next entrance, sometimes hastily...

Letters from Burkina Faso to Biloxi

A former Peace Corps volunteer, Mikey Berino (ACE 19) has taken lessons learned and friendships forged in Burkina Faso with him to Biloxi, where he strives to open the eyes...