After about three years on Capitol Hill, Maggie was ready to move on to something new. While she loved D.C. and went into politics to make a difference, she felt restless. Maggie soon realized why: she wanted to work with people, not just words.
Megan Chappie is a graduate of Wright State University. She became a Seton Teaching Fellow in 2022 in the South Bronx. After her first year as a Fellow, Megan returned…
Why say yes to Seton Teaching Fellows? This blog post from an incoming Fellow, Rebecca Delcambre, shares how she experienced a call from Christ to deeper service and living trust.
When a Fellow says yes, he or she embraces Mary’s words: “Let it be done to me according to thy word.” In this moment there is joy and peace! It is humbling to know that, imperfect though I may be, God allowed me to be a part of these children’s lives.
This reflection comes from founding Texas staff member and Cohort 10 Fellow, Angela Vodola, on the challenges of growth, the unexpected ways in which God answers prayers, and the consolation of joy in hardship.
In anticipation of the dreaded senior question—"What are you doing after you graduate?"—I decided to start my job search early. I was interested in teaching, but I didn't know where. Browser tabs began to clutter my laptop as I explored school websites and hiring pages, anxiously wondering where I might work. But by November of my senior year, the Lord was shepherding me toward His more perfect plan—the opportunity to combine a love for mission and community.
During the spring semester of my senior year of college, I spent many weeks writing applications and cover letters to every and any local school with an opening in my licensure area. Throughout this process, I felt no peace. At every turn, there was just something in my spirit that wouldn’t settle. When I came across yet another post from STF on a Sunday morning in March, I reacted reflexively with my own plan: “God, I don’t need that, I know what I’m doing.” At that moment, pushing back on God, something changed in me. My heart finally opened to Him, and I felt Him gently say “No, you really don’t.” For the first time, I listened to that nudge.
This special reflection comes from Cohort 9 STF Anna Stevenson. Anna, who studied English and education at the University of Dallas, shares some of the hard-earned fruits of her first year as a middle school teacher. Are you new to teaching? Wondering what education and mission work might have in store for you? See the eight lessons Anna has to share with new teachers in this blog post.
This reflection is from Anna Donnelly, a Cohort 9 Seton Teaching Fellow. Anna served in our founding Catholic school, Romero Academy at Resurrection, where she taught Catechism and literacy blocks. We are blessed to share that Anna will be joining her community members as one of the founding teachers at our second school in Cincinnati, Ohio: Romero Academy at Annunciation. In this meditative reflection on grace and the movement of God in our lives, Anna shares the trust she has in the Lord and the mystical ways in which He works through us.
I first found out about Seton Teaching Fellows over three years ago. The aspect of the mission that grabbed my heart and pulled my attention more than anything else was hearing stories about the beautiful children who would receive the Sacraments and be brought into the Church through our Catechism classes: El Camino. What was even more inspiring is the fact that children would go home and bring this gift to their families—our disciples bring prayer to the home and have even asked their parents to be baptized and join the Church. When I encountered this reality it gave me chills (and still does to this day).