When God Calls Us
Anna Donnelly experienced God's love as he led her along a path from the convent, to STF, and now to marriage.
Experiencing Peace & Joy This Advent: 8 Creative Ideas from Cincinnati STFs to Prepare Hearts of Any Age for Christ’s Coming
The Cincinnati STF Community together at home
Interested in small ways you might slow down this Advent season to experience a deeper sense of stillness and anticipation? The Seton Teaching Fellows in Cincinnati share their ideas for embracing this liturgical season with your community, your students, or on your own.
The Weight of “Goodbye”
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…
“What Would happen if You Just Let Go of fear?”
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.
I Am Not Worthy
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.
The Faith at Romero Academy: School Highlight
Mr. John Lane, principal of Romero Academy at Resurrection
This fall, the Seton Teaching Fellows recruitment team packed up and headed down to Cincinnati where we had a chance to visit with students, staff, and families at Romero Academy. We encountered an inner city Catholic school where a young and dedicated staff from varying backgrounds came together to support a unified vision of uplifting education immersed in the Catholic faith.