Women of the Beatitudes: St. Martha and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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St. Martha is counted as one of the blessed, despite her fears and anxieties, and difficulties in understanding her vocation. What she and Mother Seton teach us is that only in Christ’s call for our lives do we find true joy and consolation.
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.
On the Winds of Pentecost with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
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At Pentecost, we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church through imagery of divine wind and fire. For Mother Seton—and for Catholics today—it’s within the storms and wreckage of life that grace is encountered, and new paths are revealed.
Saint Philip Neri and Mother Seton: Feathers on the Breath of God
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St. Philip Neri and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton joyfully allowed the winds of the Holy Spirit to lead them wherever He desired. They each followed the path set for them by God, until they reached their crowning glory in Heaven with Him forever.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Lightness of Divine Mercy
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For humans, finding a balance between justice and mercy is always difficult. But St. Elizabeth Ann Seton understood that God’s grace transcends earthly limits, and allows mercy to fall lightly from heaven on our hearts and minds.
Where the Cross is Present, He is Too: Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Spirit of Good Friday
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Mother Seton’s words are a reminder to us on this Good Friday that the heaviness of the Cross binds us to Christ, who is Peace, Justice, and Mercy.
Lourdes y el extremismo común de los santos
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Cuando Bernadette Soubirous y Elizabeth Ann Seton discernieron sus llamadas, estas futuras santas dieron un testimonio inquebrantable de sus misiones, en extrema obediencia a verdades que trajeron esperanza y luz a muchos. Nunca se echaron atrás.
Dos mujeres notables, un camino: Santa Francisca de Roma y Santa Isabel Ana Seton
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Francisca de Roma y Elizabeth Ann Seton fueron mujeres muy diferentes que tomaron caminos similares hacia la santidad. Cada una de ellas recibió la gracia de fundar comunidades religiosas, rezando sin cesar y confiando en el plan de Dios para sus vidas, sin importar las circunstancias que encontraran.
Dios es mío y yo soy suya - Encontrar la alegría en Cuaresma con Santa Isabel Ana Seton
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Si realmente entendiéramos la Cuaresma, estaríamos tan cautivados por el Miércoles de Ceniza como lo estaba la Madre Seton. Es a través de nuestro viaje cuaresmal hacia "el gran vacío" que nos encontramos con Dios y con nuestro auténtico yo.