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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Santa Isabel Ana Seton: Una vida azotada por el viento que sembró el futuro
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Cuando consideramos el legado de la Madre Seton podemos ver cómo su fe en Dios cimentó su vida de servicio, y que el mismo cielo está sembrado de sus oraciones por la ayuda de los demás.