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Tom Hoopes

St. Martin de Porres and Mother Seton Found New Families of Charity in Christ

St. Martin de Porres and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton experienced broken families and health crises throughout their lives and responded with radical charity, gathering Catholic communities to teach and heal.

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John Paul II

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton as a Model of John Paul II’s “Feminine Genius”

St. John Paul II’s description of the beauty of authentic womanhood meets fulfillment in the life and work of Mother Seton.

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Saint John XXIII, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, and the Strength of Goodness

The unshakable faith of Pope Saint John XXIII and Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton flowed from their devotion to the “strength of goodness.” This devotion was inspired by the humble and outward-serving influences of people who left indelible marks on the young lives of these two great saints.

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They Lived as They Died: The Marist Martyrs of Barcelona and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Whether it’s the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s or a time of bloodless martyrdom, Christians are called to witness to the Gospel. The Marist Martyrs show what it looks like in wartime; St. Elizabeth Ann Seton shows what it looks like in peace.

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Saint Francis Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

The Hallmarks of a Saint: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Francis of Assisi

At Mother Seton’s canonization, Pope Paul VI said “A Saint is a human creature fully conformed to the will of God.” Consider these four ways that St. Francis and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton embodied this standard in their own lives.

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St. Jerome

St. Jerome and Mother Seton Teach Us the Paradox of Christian Life

Probing the depths of our faith, we see that truth can be illuminated by some of the most confounding paradoxes. 

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Mother Seton and the Archangels — Helpers for All Seasons

The angels surround us, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton believed. God and his angelic servants are here to help us whenever we turn to them, in every season of life.

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St. Thomas of Villanova and Mother Seton: The Struggle to Do What You Should

St. Thomas of Villanova and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton show us that obedience is the path to great works, and humility is what makes all the other virtues possible.

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Venerable Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan and Mother Seton witnessed to the truth that suffering, in Christ, is transformed into joy.

Learn Vietnam Hero Cardinal Van Thuan’s 10 Rules of Life With Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Throughout the trials and hardships of their lives, Venerable Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan and Mother Seton witnessed to the truth that suffering, in Christ, is transformed into joy.

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