Can We Ever Pray Enough Prayers for the Dead?
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton knew the secret of God’s grace and generosity. She once wrote: “The greater my unworthiness, the more abundant His mercy.” Her words are a great consolation when we feel weak in the face of a world that needs us.
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.
Growing in Humility with St. Charles Borromeo and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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Humility consists in embracing God and his ways over the ways of the earth, no matter the cost.
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.
On the Way to Sainthood, Holiness Means Being Fully Yourself
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As we see in the life of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, the Americans “on their way” to sainthood show us that sanctity is not perfection but surrender, not an escape from our humanity but its fulfillment in Christ.
Santa Isabel Ana Seton y la humilde nobleza del Día de Todos los Santos
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Antes de ser fundadora y santa, Elizabeth Ann Seton fue esposa, madre y maestra. En el Día de los Difuntos, su ejemplo nos recuerda la dignidad de los fieles corrientes que siguen adelante, dando testimonio cotidiano de la fuerza y el valor de la vida en Cristo.
Los santos quieren que estemos con ellos
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Santa Isabel Ana Seton, como tantos otros santos, se inspiró en la vida de quienes la precedieron. Para el Día de Todos los Santos, ¿por qué no imitar la venerable práctica de buscar un santo patrón que te enseñe a lo largo del próximo año litúrgico?
When Heaven Draws Near: Encountering American Saints on Their Way
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Like Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, these holy American men and women captivated me. They convinced me: holiness is not a fairy tale or the stuff of legend — it is possible, here and now. Through them, the saints became real for me.
Agony and Ecstasy: Blessed Chiara Badano and Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton
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Blessed Chiara Badano and Mother Seton each lived the Agony in the Garden, handing themselves over to God’s Providence, enduring all as Jesus had endured all. They show us that living a fully Christian life with joy is not just a pious dream. It’s an experience of heaven on earth.