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Tom Hoopes

Healing the American Family: Blessed Michael McGivney and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

At a time when America needs faithful fathers and devoted mothers, these two saintly Americans provide the models we need.

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St. Alphonsus Liguori and Mother Seton: How The Eucharist Makes the Church

Through their devotion to the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, St. Alphonsus Liguori and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton were drawn out of the world and into a new relationship with Jesus and His Church.

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St. Ignatius

Mother Seton and St. Ignatius: Vastly Different; One in Christ

When we see ourselves in the light of eternity, we know that the pains and sorrows of this world are nothing compared with the glories of heaven.

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Fully American, Fully Catholic: Blessed Solanus Casey and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

In the lives of Blessed Solanus Casey and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, we can see the seven characteristics of uniquely American saints.

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Rejoicing in the Lord Always With St. Titus Brandsma and Mother Seton

The martyr St. Titus Brandsma and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton each embodied St. Paul’s simple yet life-changing words: “Rejoice in the Lord always… Have no anxiety about anything.” Their absolute trust in God was the source of their peace and joy.

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From Anthony in the Desert to Elizabeth on Wall Street: Saints Lead the Church

The lives of St. Anthony of Egypt and Mother Seton show us that even when saints work in obscurity, God will shine their light across space and time, to inspire the faithful on their journey to holiness.

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Sts. Zélie and Louis Martin

Way of Sweetness, Way of Sorrow: Martins and Setons Show How Marriage Sanctifies

Sts. Zélie and Louis Martin, and Elizabeth Ann Seton, were drawn to marriage for the sweetness it promises. But they learned to rely on God because of its sorrows. Both are the point of marriage: The sweetness of the cross and the sorrow of love.

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