Mother Seton’s ‘Certain Hope’ in Mary, Assumed Into Heaven
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The Church teaches that Mary’s Assumption anticipates the resurrection and is a sign of hope and comfort for us all. In her life, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton continually relied on this certain hope, in the sure knowledge of Mary’s presence in eternity, body and soul.
The Call, the Cross, the Crown: Mother Seton and Maximilian Kolbe
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The Christian life asks of us devotion and suffering but promises to those who persevere the crown of eternal life.
Healing the American Family: Blessed Michael McGivney and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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At a time when America needs faithful fathers and devoted mothers, these two saintly Americans provide the models we need.
St. Jane Frances de Chantal and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: Made for Communion
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Even in seasons of loneliness, we were made to live with and for others. God provides the means to serve him through a community.
Entrega radical: Santa Clara de Asís y la Madre Seton
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Through their radical surrender to Divine Providence, St. Clare of Assisi and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton send the world a counter-cultural message. We are not atomized, autonomous beings whose purpose in life is to create our own meaning and happiness. We are all children of God—unique, irreplaceable, precious at all stages of life—and infinitely loved by our Father in heaven.
The Holocaust Before the Holocaust: St. Edith Stein and Mother Seton
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Mother Seton and St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (also known as Edith Stein) witnessed to a way of living and dying modeled on the ultimate sacrifice Christ accomplished on the Cross.
Following the Master’s Plan: Saint Dominic and Mother Seton
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Like many other great religious founders, St. Dominic and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton had no master plan. They simply opened their hearts to the certainty of Christ’s call, revealing itself through the signs of their times.
The Fervor of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Transfiguration
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The example of Peter during the transfiguration of Jesus on Mount Tabor warns us against taking easy roads to holiness, a lesson that Mother Seton embodied in her life. She always stayed on the narrow path, walking alongside Christ, all the way to heaven.
Where Grace Abounds: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the Feast of Our Lady of the Angels
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Elizabeth Seton’s ordinary life reminds us that even without divine visions we can discover God’s abiding presence and grace in the everyday circumstances of life.