Fides et Ratio

1. Historical Context

Refer to chart with Blessed Conchita

• Political Climate: Mid-19th century revolutions, rise…

1. Lay Holiness Embodied in a Mother’s Life

Unlike St. Margaret Mary, who was a cloistered nun, Conchita lived in the world—marrie…

VIII. Canonization Process, miracle for Blessed. 20 miracles under investigation for sainthood.

The miracle proposed for the beati…

VII. Define Mystic, refer to St. Brigid show and definition. Brigid is the measure.

A mystic, in the Christian tradition, is someon…

1. Biographical sketch, note the very sparse formal education, unlike Seton who received a very high level of education especi…

1. Preparing the Idea, Universal Call to Holiness

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and Concepción Cabrera de Armida (Conchita) unique…

1. Conchita’s Hidden Fire: A Mystical Witness in Her Time[1]

And in the quiet center of this storm stood a wife, a mother …

1. The Church: Persecuted, Prophetic, and Poised for Saints

Despite these forces—or perhaps because of them—the Church ente…

1. Why Choose Conchita: Conchita anticipates and affirm the Council’s teaching that every Christian—regardless of vocation, ge…

1. Sacred Scripture Prefigures this Great Foster Father of Jesus

Sacred Scripture offers a profound prefiguration of Sa…

VIII. Litany of St. Joseph

The Litany of Saint Joseph beautifully captures the many virtues and titles of this great sai…

VII. Joseph is an Ever-present Help for Modern Fathers

Saint Joseph shines as a beacon for modern fathers struggling am…

1. The Crisis of the Family

In our time, the family is undergoing an unprecedented crisis. Marriage rates have plummet…

1. Not Rugged Individualism: A Modernist View

Modern society increasingly elevates rugged individualism, where the self…

1. The Family as a Fundamental Building Block of Society: Vision of the Church

The Catholic Church has long taught that t…