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Lifted Up By Truth: What St. Cyril of Alexandria and Mother Seton Believed

Saint Cyril and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton remind us that sound doctrine is a grace-filled path that brings heaven to earth and leads us to communion with God.

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Following Mother Seton’s Path Into the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Following Mother Seton’s Path Into the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Devotion to the Sacred Heart teaches us that the way of the saints is not about an abstract ideal or rules for life, but about the unfathomable love of God, who we embrace—blood, sweat and all.

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Birth of John the Baptist

Saint John the Baptist, Mother Seton, and the Meaning of Birthdays

Everyone loves a birthday, but St. Elizabeth Ann Seton intuitively saw something the Catholic Church also uniquely sees: birthdays have a deep and powerful meaning.

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St. Joseph Cafasso and Mother Seton Teach Us How to Love God

Through their service to the poor and suffering, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Joseph Cafasso show us that falling in love with God means loving the people He loves most.

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Only the Brave Are Civil: St. Thomas More, St. John Fisher, and Mother Seton

As politics in America becomes increasingly marked by division and rage, we should look to Sts. Thomas More, John Fisher, and Elizabeth Ann Seton as our patron saints of civility. They sought God’s peace in communities of faith, prepared for suffering, and offered it up when it came.

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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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St. Anthony of Padua

Saint Anthony and Mother Seton Show Us the Importance of the Little Things

Lost car keys or a feverish child might not seem like a big deal in the grand scheme of life, but it’s in the small, everyday things that we find a multitude of ways to love.

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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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Riding the Divine Whirlwind of Pentecost with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

On the Winds of Pentecost with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

At Pentecost, we celebrate the descent of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the Church through imagery of divine wind and fire. For Mother Seton—and for Catholics today—it’s within the storms and wreckage of life that grace is encountered, and new paths are revealed.

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