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Tom Hoopes

Through the Eye of a Needle with St. Paulinus and Mother Seton

St. Paulinus of Nola and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton grew up with wealth and status but gave up everything for their faith. In contrast to the rich young man of the Gospel parable, they renounced their privilege to take up the treasure of Christ and his kingdom.

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Pope Leo XIV and Mother Seton

When Rome Looks to America: Pope Leo XIV and Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

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.

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Charles Lwanga

Mother Seton and Charles Lwanga: Two Saints, One Spirit

The difference is great between the young African tribesman in Uganda and the religious foundress from New York City. But we are reminded of their similarities through their different gifts in the same Spirit and their different forms of service for the same Lord.

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The Ascension: What Mother Seton Found in the Sky

The Ascension: What Mother Seton Found in the Sky

What does the Ascension of the Lord mean for the world and for our own lives? The answer can be found in the faith journey of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, who kept her gaze firmly fixed on Jesus, through time and eternity.

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Four Reasons Paul VI was the Perfect Pope to Canonize Elizabeth Ann Seton

When Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was canonized in 1975, it was Pope Paul VI who declared to the world her sainthood. 43 years later, Paul VI was canonized a saint, joining Mother Seton in inspiring the world to live bold and authentic Catholic lives.

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Venerable Emile Kapuan

Venerable Fr. Emil Kapaun and Mother Seton, Apostles of Hope

As Christ walked with Fr. Emil Kapaun through the valley of death, so He walked with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton as she surrendered all to His will — planting hope in every place they were sent.

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Witnesses to the Freedom of Christ: Mother Seton and St. Cristóbal and Companions

All in their own ways, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Cristóbal and Companions were witnesses to the religious freedom that flows from the Cross of Christ.

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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and Devotion to the Scapular of St. Simon Stock

St. Simon Stock’s brown scapular was popular in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s time, a sacramental bestowed by our Blessed Mother that reminds us to always look to Jesus and offer him our lives.

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St. Athanasius and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

The Greatest Idea of Saint Athanasius and Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

What attracted Mother Seton to the Catholic Church was the closeness of Christ, from the intimate scenes of the nativity, to His presence in the Eucharist. Like the great saint Athanasius, she proclaimed the truth of the Incarnation to all—“God is so infinitely present to us that he is in every part of our life and being.”

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