These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, religious, January 4 (USA)

Children, let no one deceive you. The person who acts in righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous. (1 Jn 3:7-10)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/010424.cfm
In the United States today is the feast of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774-1821). Mother Frances Cabrini (1850-1917) was the first United States citizen to be canonized. But the United States bishops were not satisfied. They wanted a native born saint, and so Elizabeth Ann Seton was promoted. Of course, Elizabeth Ann (a Catholic convert and a widow with children) was committed to the education of children and founded what became the Catholic school system in the USA.