
Excellence in Everything: Meet Five 2022 Brilla Graduates Who Embody a Holistic Education
A holistic education where children grow intellectually, socially, and physically is at the core of Brilla’s mission, but it is

Overflowing Joy
One of our favorite things about the Easter season is witnessing and celebrating the sacraments of many young disciples in

The Love That Makes Us Who We Are
We know that the love of parents and caregivers is as vital to children as air; that this love, or
Insider NJ: NJPCSA Announces Brilla Public Charter School Coming to Paterson
The New Jersey Public Charter Schools Association (NJPCSA) endorsed the 2023 opening of Brilla Public Charter School in Paterson, New Jersey,
Fordham Institute: Lessons learned from 10 years of pioneering blended learning
In the article, “Lessons learned from 10 years of pioneering blended learning” Seton former General Partner, Jeff Kerscher and Romero
The Catholic Telegraph: God’s Graces are for Everyone: Catholic Identity at Corryville Catholic
The Catholic Telegraph, follows the story of a former Seton Teaching Fellow, John Kiernan, at Corryville Catholic in the article

What Does it Mean to be a Teacher? A Meditation
Thomas May is a Cohort 8 Seton Teaching Fellow serving at Brilla College Prep Middle School in the Bronx, New York. He attended Thomas Aquinas College where he studied the classical liberal arts. In this short piece, read Thomas’s reflection on teaching, his thoughts on awakening the gifts of students through education, and his experience of learning how to be Christlike in the classroom.

The Cult of Efficiency
In this short piece, read Emily Kling’s reflection on rest, and how God has revealed to her the nature of rest in the modern world not only through her own academic study of our faith, but also her through work with her disciples as a Seton Teaching Fellow.

“Come, Holy Spirit…”
“Come, Holy Spirit, teach me how to pray.” I still remember the night this one-liner became firmly etched in my mind. It was a Monday night in Auburn, the spring semester of my junior year. Every Monday night, we had adoration and afterwards, we would listen to campus ministry announcements and have a social hour. After the announcements, the leaders would ask for a volunteer to close us in prayer. On this particular Monday night, after a moment of silence, a young man volunteered to lead. He began with the Sign of the Cross, then said, “Come, Holy Spirit, teach me how to pray.”

A Day in the Life with Ms. Paige Nicklas
Paige Nicklas is a Cohort 8 Seton Teaching Fellow hailing from McKinney, Texas. She graduated last May from Stephen F. Austin State University with a

A Day in the Life with Mr. Elliot Hachey
Elliot Hachey is a Cohort 8 Seton Teaching Fellow hailing from Winthrop, Maine. He graduated last May from the University of New England with a Bachelor’s in Psychology, Summa Cum Laude. Elliot serves with patience and virtue at Brilla College Prep Middle School in the South Bronx as an Operations fellow during the school day, and as an 8th grade catechist at the El Camino extended-day program. He agreed to let us join him during one of his days as a Seton Teaching Fellow. Watch and read along to see how the life of a Seton Teaching Fellow is filled with prayer, work, teaching, rest, and fellowship in community.

An Unexpected Gift
In 1987, Pope St. John Paul the II visited to San Antonio, Texas. With such an honored guest, the city commissioned a beautiful print of Our Lady of Guadalupe to be blessed by JPII and given out. However, there was one pallet that didn’t make it through customs.
Making God Known, Loved, and Served
We know the story well, perhaps too well. Today, Catholic elementary and secondary schools in the United States remain the
Preserving a Critical National Asset
On April 24, 2008, President George W. Bush convened in Washington, D.C., a broad array of education and community stakeholders
Who Will Save America’s Urban Catholic Schools?
America’s urban Catholic schools are in crisis. This report finds that over 1,300 schools have shut down since 1990, mostly