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Blessed Columba Marmion

Retreat to Advance With Blessed Columba and Mother Seton

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.

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What Aquinas the Student Taught Elizabeth Ann Seton the Teacher

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.

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Christ, Healer of Wounds: The Witness of St. Angela Merici and Mother Seton

Angela Merici and Elizabeth Ann Seton both suffered deeply. But because these saints allowed Christ into the deepest, darkest places of their hearts, their losses and pain became for them and for us almost unthinkable graces.

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Conversion of St. Paul - Seton Shrine

Mother Seton and St. Paul Show Us a 4-Fold Path to Change

The conversions of Paul and Elizabeth Ann Seton may seem exceptional, but each of us, in our own life, can experience the same grace by opening our heart when Christ calls.

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For Mother Seton and St. Francis de Sales, There Are No Ordinary Virtues

Often the greatest saints practice the smallest and most simple virtues. Inspired by the spiritual writings of Francis de Sales, the saint of everyday holiness, Mother Seton put his teachings into practice as she tread forward on her own path to sainthood.

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St. Marianne Cope

St. Marianne Cope and Mother Seton Teach Us To See and Love

With St. Marianne Cope and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton as our guides and intercessors, let us ask ourselves: Who does God want me to see and love today?

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The Ecstasy of the Saints: Mother Seton and Saint Vincent of Saragossa

Saints aren’t people who are in control. When faced with suffering, St. Vincent of Saragossa and Mother Seton responded by letting themselves be loved. They gave everything over to the One who loves us, who wants us unconditionally. And the fruit of such love is Ecstasy.

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Bold Witnesses to Truth: Saint Sebastian and Mother Seton

Bold Witnesses to Truth: Saint Sebastian and Mother Seton

Their circumstances couldn’t be more different, but St. Sebastian and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton show us—each in their own way—how to speak truth to power as disciples of Christ.

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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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