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ACE Teachers singing joyfully during Lessons and Carols at December Retreat 2025

I Can't Wait

“We wait because there’s a promise. There’s a presupposition of something more worth waiting for.” “But I want it now!” is a sentence heard throughout the country this time of...

From left to right: Kristen, Ashley, Marcello, Grace, Clayton, and Catherine in front of the Cleveland sign at Lake Eerie

Swimming with Gratitude

“Come on in, the water’s great!” I shout as I splash around in the choppy lake quite conveniently located only two minutes from our convent. “No really, it’s way warmer...

Protecting Teens From Suicide

Teen suicide is far too common in the US and social networking is changing the way teens call for help. It's not uncommon for "copycat" suicides to follow in an...

An Idea with Wheels

Written by: Nancy Caramanico When first I heard about the University of Notre Dame's ACE bus, the idea struck me as an ingenious one. A bus traveling from school to...

Finding the Balance

I arrived to McAllen eager to work and take on a full load. I was assigned to teach six classes in three different content areas. I teach 6, 7, 8...

Excited to Not Be Alone

During my first ACE Summer, I heard the phrase “Intentional Christian Community” again and again. I wrote about it, discussed it, and thought extensively of what it would be like...

Catholic Schools Changing Lives

Written by: Eric Prister "I'm not sure what I would've been doing-probably getting in trouble." But Michelle Eusebio, as she grew up in Washington Heights on the north side of...

Navy Weekend: Welcome Home

Written by: Eric Prister As Fr. Scully and the ACE Bus team were homeward bound from Baltimore on October 28, our ACE teachers, leaders, and graduates were also setting their...

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