The Adventure of Holiness: Saint John Cassian and Mother Seton
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St. John Cassian sought holiness among the monks of the Egyptian desert. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton found holiness closer to home, in a life rooted in service. Through faith, love and sacrifice, both climbed the same heavenly summit.
Mothers First: St. Bridget and Mother Seton Remind Us That We Are All Called To Holiness
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In a world that says “have it all,” St. Bridget of Sweden and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton are “mom-saint” role models who show us how trusting in God is the key to balancing marriage, family, and work.
Discovering the True Simplicity of Sainthood With St. Mary Magdalene and Mother Seton
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In the lives of these two saints – one so modern, the other so ancient – the Church reminds us of what it means to be a saint: staying close to Christ.
Beyond Idolatry: Learning to Love with St. Bonaventure and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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The great theologian St. Bonaventure understood, as Mother Seton did, that Christian faith is grounded in absolute trust in God’s love for us. And that it is the miraculous abundance of this assurance that spills over into our love of others.
St. Kateri Tekakwitha and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton — Two Saints Guiding Us Through Hard Times
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Faith is not free; it comes with a cost. But that cost seems small when compared with the immense riches of grace.
Saint Veronica and Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton: Bearers of the Divine Image
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These two great women show us that God can take the smallest and most humble act of love and transform it into “Veronica’s veil,” an imprint of His own divine charity and mercy.
Praying and Working with Saint Benedict and Mother Seton
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Like Saint Benedict, the father of western monasticism, Mother Seton’s life was grounded in contemplation and action. She was a woman of prayer who put all of her energy into the work God called her towards, always trusting in Grace.
Power Couples: Priscilla and Aquila and the Early Church, the Filicchis and Mother Seton
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Sts. Priscilla and Aquila helped build the Church at its dawn. The Filicchis helped Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton build the Church in America. Through their marriages the Church’s mission took flesh.
When Rome Looks to America: Pope Leo XIV and Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
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Two centuries apart, Mother Seton and Pope Leo XIV embody a providential harmony of faith, freedom and charity—a vision deeply influenced by American ideals.