About this ebook
Drawing its inspiration from the great saints and founders of religious orders dedicated to teaching, 5 Minutes with the Saints offers today’s educators the bite-sized moments of spiritual motivation and affirmation they need to continue their challenging and often thankless work. Each reflection features a short excerpt on the spirituality of Catholic education by saints such as André Bessette, Ignatius Loyola, and Elizabeth Ann Seton, followed by a personal reflection and a short prayer. Like 5 Minutes with Christ, this book was crafted from the writings of members of the University of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE), the most prestigious Catholic educator–training program in America.
About the author
Rev. Louis A. DelFra, C.S.C., is a priest in the Congregation of Holy Cross at the University of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education, where he serves as a faculty member and director of pastoral life. Fr. DelFra has also served as a middle school and high school teacher at Malvern Preparatory School in Philadelphia, and as an associate pastor and middle school religion teacher at Holy Redeemer Parish in Portland, Oregon. He received his undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Notre Dame.
Ann Primus Berends is associate director of the Education, Schooling, and Society program at the University of Notre Dame and also works as its director of undergraduate studies. She has served as an associate director in the Alliance for Catholic Education; church director of in-house ministries in Nashville, Tennessee; project manager for education research at Vanderbilt University in Nashville; and coordinator of a literacy program at Highland View Elementary School in Silver Spring, Maryland. Additionally, she has worked for more than twenty-five years as a freelance writer and editor in both the public and private sectors.
