Venerable Jan Tyranowski and Mother Seton: When Lay People Help Create Saints
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Elizabeth Ann Seton and John Paul II may not have become saints without the early influence of devoted lay people who spiritually mentored them along the path to Christ.
St. John Ogilvie and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: Heroic Witnesses to Christ’s Church
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John Ogilvie and Mother Seton were courageous saints of Scottish heritage. Each in their own way, they witnessed to Christ in their native lands in the face of hostility to the Catholic Church.
Sister Blandina, Mother Seton, and the Power of the Western Hero
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Servant of God Blandina Segale’s ministry in the American West as a Sister of Charity, and Mother Seton’s experiences founding her community in Emmitsburg, share much in common with classic western movies. In both their stories, Jesus is the true hero.
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Explains How to Pray, Fast, and Give
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For St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the three Lenten marks of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving were a way of life. Her words can inspire us to view these three practices of Lent as one integrated act.
To Follow the Pope, as St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Did
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St. Peter is honored because despite his weaknesses he loved and followed Jesus and became the first pope. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton also chose a difficult path when she answered God’s call and entered the Catholic Church. Like St. Peter, Mother Seton’s humility became her greatest glory.
Evangelizers of New Lands: Saints Cyril and Methodius, and Elizabeth Ann Seton
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Though more than a millennium separates us from the evangelical mission of Saints Cyril and Methodius, and two centuries from Mother Seton, their approach to evangelization is a model for the Church today.
Blessed James Miller, the ‘Ordinary’ Martyr Who Joined Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Heaven
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Blessed James Miller and Mother Seton remind us that sanctity is hidden before it is revealed. Their quiet service and faithful witness carried them into glory.
Retreat to Advance With Blessed Columba and Mother Seton
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The retreat apostolate of Blessed Columba Marmion and the spiritual discipline of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton reveal the same truth. We advance in Christ by first resting in Him.
What Aquinas the Student Taught Elizabeth Ann Seton the Teacher
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Even though St. Elizabeth Ann Seton spent much of her adult life educating and instructing others in the Catholic faith, she never stopped being a student herself. Her own education in the faith can be traced back to the iconic saint and student, St. Thomas Aquinas.