Reflecting 2020: My Fiat Year
By Jenny Saloio (Cohort 7) At the very beginning of 2020 I chose the word fiat as my word of the year. Fiat in Latin can be translated to the…
All for His Kingdom: Humility, Giving up my Will for His
Therese Drake is a current Seton Teaching Fellow serving on our Operations team at Brilla Caritas Elementary School in the North Bronx. She graduated from the Franciscan University of Steubenville…
The Call & The Mission
By Nico Silva - Cohort 7 THE CALL Anyone who knew me at Thomas Aquinas College could tell you that I was ready to go to law school after college.…
The Potter and the Clay: God’s Hand in Community
My friend Abram sent me a post on Instagram: “God is the potter, gently molding and piecing things together with His love, and He’s piecing you back together.”
Moments of Prayer
By Rebecca Morris (Cohort 7) Becca graduated from the University of Dallas, where she studied Biology, Drama, and Biopsychology. She currently serves as a Seton Teaching Fellow at Brilla College…
Benediction
By Matt Lines (Cohort 7) “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who…
Branching into the North Bronx (Part 2): An Interview with Brilla Pax Founding Principal, Mr. Shingi Mutasa
Mr. Shingi Mutasa has worked at our flagship Brilla elementary school for two years as part of our school leader training program before moving on to found Brilla Pax in…
Branching into the North Bronx (Part 1): An Interview with Brilla Caritas Founding Principal, Zoranlly Burgos
Zoranlly Burgos has been an integral part of our Bronx-based Brilla Schools Network since it's founding 7 years ago. She spent 3 years as founding principal of Brilla Veritas in…
Lessons from Quarantine: A Reflection on Life in Community
Natalie Dykmann is an alumna of Benedictine College in Atchison Kansas, and Bianca Trujillo is a graduate of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. Both are members of the…
Building the Mission at Romero (Part 2): An Interview with Principal Tom Loughead
In July, we sat down with Tom Loughead, Principal of Romero Academy Resurrection in Cincinnati, Ohio, to learn more about his own story, as well as the story of Romero…