Duns Scotus, ‘Master of Thought and Life,’ and Mother Seton
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and Blessed John Duns Scotus were certain that God, outside of time, is not bound by human categories. By the witness of their lives and their mystical insights, these saints connected the earthly realities of Christ’s Incarnation to the inexhaustible mystery of Divine Revelation.
St. Martin de Porres and Mother Seton Found New Families of Charity in Christ
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St. Martin de Porres and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton experienced broken families and health crises throughout their lives and responded with radical charity, gathering Catholic communities to teach and heal.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton as a Model of John Paul II’s “Feminine Genius”
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St. John Paul II’s description of the beauty of authentic womanhood meets fulfillment in the life and work of Mother Seton.
Saint John XXIII, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, and the Strength of Goodness
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The unshakable faith of Pope Saint John XXIII and Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton flowed from their devotion to the “strength of goodness.” This devotion was inspired by the humble and outward-serving influences of people who left indelible marks on the young lives of these two great saints.
They Lived as They Died: The Marist Martyrs of Barcelona and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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Whether it’s the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s or a time of bloodless martyrdom, Christians are called to witness to the Gospel. The Marist Martyrs show what it looks like in wartime; St. Elizabeth Ann Seton shows what it looks like in peace.
The Hallmarks of a Saint: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Francis of Assisi
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At Mother Seton’s canonization, Pope Paul VI said “A Saint is a human creature fully conformed to the will of God.” Consider these four ways that St. Francis and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton embodied this standard in their own lives.
St. Jerome and Mother Seton Teach Us the Paradox of Christian Life
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Probing the depths of our faith, we see that truth can be illuminated by some of the most confounding paradoxes.
Mother Seton and the Archangels — Helpers for All Seasons
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The angels surround us, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton believed. God and his angelic servants are here to help us whenever we turn to them, in every season of life.
St. Thomas of Villanova and Mother Seton: The Struggle to Do What You Should
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St. Thomas of Villanova and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton show us that obedience is the path to great works, and humility is what makes all the other virtues possible.