Healing the American Family: Blessed Michael McGivney and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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At a time when America needs faithful fathers and devoted mothers, these two saintly Americans provide the models we need.
St. Jane Frances de Chantal and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: Made for Communion
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Even in seasons of loneliness, we were made to live with and for others. God provides the means to serve him through a community.
Radical Surrender: St. Clare of Assisi and Mother Seton
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Through their radical surrender to Divine Providence, St. Clare of Assisi and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton send the world a counter-cultural message. We are not atomized, autonomous beings whose purpose in life is to create our own meaning and happiness. We are all children of God—unique, irreplaceable, precious at all stages of life—and infinitely loved by our Father in heaven.
The Holocaust Before the Holocaust: St. Edith Stein and Mother Seton
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Mother Seton and St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (also known as Edith Stein) witnessed to a way of living and dying modeled on the ultimate sacrifice Christ accomplished on the Cross.
Following the Master’s Plan: Saint Dominic and Mother Seton
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Like many other great religious founders, St. Dominic and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton had no master plan. They simply opened their hearts to the certainty of Christ’s call, revealing itself through the signs of their times.
The Fervor of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Transfiguration
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The example of Peter during the transfiguration of Jesus on Mount Tabor warns us against taking easy roads to holiness, a lesson that Mother Seton embodied in her life. She always stayed on the narrow path, walking alongside Christ, all the way to heaven.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. John Vianney Remind Us That Jesus is Here, Alive in Our Hearts
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Adoring Christ in the Eucharist with reverence and devotion leads us to love him more and to know his presence in our lives.
Human, Angelic, Divine: The Heavenly Friendships of St. Peter Faber and Mother Seton
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St. Peter Faber and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton found holiness through friendship—with others, with the saints and angels, and with God. Their lives reveal the transforming power of hearts opened to love.
Where Grace Abounds: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Feast of Our Lady of the Angels
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Elizabeth Seton’s ordinary life reminds us that even without divine visions we can discover God’s abiding presence and grace in the everyday circumstances of life.