A Crucifixion of My Perfectionism

John Paul Quejada is a current Seton Teaching Fellow at Brilla Caritas Middle School in the Bronx, where he teaches 5th grade Catechism. He attended Franciscan University of Steubenville and…

Defined by Him

Viviana Gonzalez is a Seton Teaching Fellow at Brillante Academy in Mission, TX. She reflects on the experience of the Lord transforming her struggles into an opportunity to teach and…

We Plan, God Laughs: Mission and Vocation

Maddie Hornikel was a Seton Teaching Fellow in Cohort 10 and now teaches 7th and 8th grade Language Arts and Social Studies at Romero Academy at Resurrection, where she served…

Teaching Through the Eyes of Hospitality

Maria Rodriguez-Brannon is a current Seton Teaching Fellow at Brilla Veritas Middle School in the Bronx, where she teaches catechism to 7th grade girls. She graduated from the University of…

STF Advent Meditations: Joyful Submission

This week's reflection is written by Lauren Witt. Lauren teaches math and science for 6th and 7th grade at Romero Academy at Annunciation in Cincinnati, OH. She is so grateful…

The Ordinary that Makes Us Saints

“We, the ordinary people of the streets, believe with all our might that this street, this world, where God has placed us, is our place of holiness.”Madeleine Delbrêl After I…

No Longer Orphans

What blessedness I feel when I realize that Jesus desires my participation in this mission of making the Father known...

A Teacher, a Community leader, and a Barber – Jess Marter

Whether alumni enter a religious community, continue teaching, or live deeply in an intentional community, the STF mission sticks. For Jess Marter, Cohort 8, this meant becoming a teacher, a fixture in her Bronx neighborhood, and, at times, a barber for the homeless community.