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![God is Mine and I Am His – Finding Joy in Lent with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/02/pexels-abhiram-prakash-915972.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
God is Mine and I Am His – Finding Joy in Lent with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
If we really understood Lent, we would be as enthralled with Ash Wednesday as Mother Seton was. It is through our Lenten journey inward into “the great empty” that we encounter God and meet our authentic selves.
![Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Explains How to Pray, Fast, and Give](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/02/Briton_Riviere_-_The_Temptation_in_the_Wilderness.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Explains How to Pray, Fast, and Give
For St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the three Lenten marks of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving were a way of life. Her words can inspire us to view these three practices of Lent as one integrated act.
![A Journey Through the Toledo District Villages of Belize](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/02/2023-sharon-higinia-belize5.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
A Journey Through the Toledo District Villages of Belize
During the month of January, I had the wonderful opportunity to spend time with Sister Higinia Bol in Punta Gorda and the surrounding villages in the Toledo District of Belize.
![The Sisters’ Role in the Early Education of Black Students](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/02/3.-St.-Monica-School-Bardstown-KY.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
The Sisters’ Role in the Early Education of Black Students
The legacy of African American Catholic schools of the south and the Sisters who staffed them is a shining example of how education can empower and uplift communities.
![“The playgrounds here are empty”: Ukrainians fear long term impact on children’s mental health after one year of war](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/02/RS1Olesia-Hugging-Teddy-Bear.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
“The playgrounds here are empty”: Ukrainians fear long term impact on children’s mental health after one year of war
For the past year, people in Ukraine have lived with bombings and missile attacks which have displaced millions, injured and killed thousands and left some too afraid to leave their bomb shelters.
![Sisters of Charity fought oppression, poverty, and racism in the American South](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/02/Missions-in-the-South-01.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Sisters of Charity fought oppression, poverty, and racism in the American South
The Vincentian Sisters of Charity (which later merged with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth) played a vital role in serving poor and predominantly Black communities in the Southern United States. These dedicated women responded to the call to fight oppression,...
![Looking Forward to the 67th Commission on the Status of Women at the UN](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2016/02/vincentian-family-UN-facebook.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Looking Forward to the 67th Commission on the Status of Women at the UN
We are beginning to feel a sense of excitement brewing at the United Nations as we get closer to the start of the sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
![Ash Wednesday and the Witness of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/02/Seton-Grounds-Bell2-1200x418-1.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Ash Wednesday and the Witness of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
An important step in Mother Seton’s conversion took place on Ash Wednesday, when she first entered the Catholic Church.
![Living Ash Wednesday the Way Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Did](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/02/Titian_-_Christ_Carrying_the_Cross_-_WGA22830.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Living Ash Wednesday the Way Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Did
Mother Seton didn’t walk the Way of the Cross alone during her life, but rather she surrounded herself with a community, with whom she journeyed in mutual dependence, step by step, along the path Christ set for them.
![Efforts to Eliminate Human Trafficking](https://b704496.smushcdn.com/704496/en/files/2023/02/Efforts-to-Eliminate-Human-Trafficking-1.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
Efforts to Eliminate Human Trafficking
In Kentucky, where the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth is located, the issue of human trafficking has made recent news headlines.