A Letter to Elizabeth Ann Seton
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
January 4, 2025
On the day of your canonization as the first saint born in the United States, I happily anticipated the well-deserved attention your remarkable life would receive.
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Advent with the Saints: Elizabeth Ann Seton
Greg Friedman, OFM
December 19, 2024
The prophets often use the metaphor of interrupted marriage to describe the relationship between God and Israel—a metaphor entwined with cultural values distant from our own.
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Reach Out for Help
Melanie Rigney
November 26, 2023
The solace that William Seton's Catholic business partners provided to his young widow resulted in a conversion moment for the first U.S.-born saint.
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Finding Grace
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
November 3, 2023
Sit for a few minutes with this quote from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: “Contemplate how you are being asked to give your heart to God amidst everyday activities. Be prepared to meet your grace in every circumstance of life.”
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‘Dear Elizabeth Ann Seton’
Elizabeth Bookser Barkley, PhD
December 9, 2022
Can a saint who died over 200 years ago have relevance for today? This author says yes as she imagines writing a heartfelt letter to Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born saint.
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Sisters founded by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in New York vote to stop accepting new members, begin ‘path to completion’