Making Jesus the King of Our Busy Lives
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When we celebrate the feast of Christ the King, we proclaim with the Church that Jesus is the “King of the Universe.” Few understood this fact more intensely than Mother Seton. Do we allow Jesus to be the Lord of our lives? Do we accept him as King in all things?
Making a Joyful Noise: St. Cecilia and Mother Seton
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St. Cecilia and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, two great saints separated by many centuries, call us to contemplate the beauty of God’s love, the wonders of His Creation, and the powerful effect of beautiful music on our hearts, minds, and souls.
Imitating Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Maternal Heart
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The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a day to reflect on the gift of maternity in all its forms, and to consider the example of Mother Seton, who stepped into the hard tasks of motherhood with courage and unswerving faith.
Towers of Grace: Mother Seton and St. Rose Philippine Duchesne
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Our Lord, the supernatural architect of our lives, builds with blocks of grace.
The Beauty of Life: Elizabeth of Hungary and Elizabeth Ann Seton
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St. Elizabeth of Hungary and Mother Seton both looked at life with wonder and a willingness to be surprised. These saints knew that nothing happens that is not part of God’s plan, and that His plan is utterly good.
The Student is the Teacher’s Masterpiece: St. Albert the Great and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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Teachers can’t expect to have a student as exceptional as St. Thomas Aquinas, but both Albertus Magnus and Mother Seton understood that every teacher can create “masterpieces” by forming students in Christ’s image.
Through Life’s Ups and Downs With Mother Cabrini and Mother Seton
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Like Elizabeth Ann Seton, Frances Xavier Cabrini is a saint whose life helps us to remember God’s perspective when we’re in the middle of setbacks and frustrations. No apparent failure is so devastating that He can’t bring good from it.
St. Martin of Tours, Mother Seton, and the Virtues of Veterans
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Veterans Day honors those who have served in the military, and is also the feast day of the soldier St. Martin of Tours. The virtues of obedience, humility and sacrifice, which are shared by soldiers and saints, were evident in the life of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, who left hearth and home to do spiritual battle for the Kingdom of Christ.
In Troubled Times, Look to Leo the Great and Mother Seton
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The saints who have gone before us show us how to live with the conflicts and turmoil of our times.