FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family

From the website of the Seton Shrine “The Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish is a Catholic community in a landmark building connected to colonial times through the sanctity of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton who lived here. We endeavor to be an instrument of grace and spirit to [...]

The definitive biography, Elizabeth Bayley Seton 1774-1821, originated from a doctoral dissertation written nearly sixty years ago by Annabelle Melville, at The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. Little did she anticipate that two years later in 1951, Charles Scribner’s Sons would publish her manuscript as Elizabeth Bayley Seton 1774-1821.

Fifty one people from diverse backgrounds and countries Italy, South Korea and Canada,  were honored May 23, 2009 for their charitable works in the spirit of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton.  Each contributed in a significant way to social services, education, health care, promoting the awareness of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, or spiritual formation in the [...]

The Girl Scouts of Central Texas recognized the Seton Family of Hospitals as a distinguished workplace for women at an awards ceremony last week. The Girl Scouts chose the Central Texas family of hospitals for their efforts to create and promote an open, female-friendly working environment.

A  relic of St Elizabeth Seton now has a home in Brisbane. The Sisters of Mercy in Gunnedah, NSW had the small bone relic in their archives. Gunnedah archivist Sr Judith Carney said they had no idea there was any link to St Elizabeth Seton left in Australia. Catholic Leader story.

The Seton Bicentennial website features a collection of the various celebration in the Northeastern part of the US and Canada during this bicentennial year.

Some 475 sisters opened the New York/ New Jersey region celebration of the Bicentennial of the charism of charity in North America with a liturgy and luncheon at Holy Family Chapel at the motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth in Convent Station, NJ on Saturday, January 3, 2008. 

In the lower right side of the famvin.org page there is a calendar devoted to Vincentian Family events. In this Bicenntenial year it will provide and opportunity for a comprehensive listing of such events around the country.

The Seton Legacy Garden to honor the bicentennial of the foundation of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Joseph’s in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The garden is planned as beautiful pathways that extend behind Saint Elizabeth Ann’s first permanent home in Saint Joseph’s Valley.

Sister of Charity Regina Bechtle has written “An American Daughter,” Elizabeth Seton and the American church,   in the current (Sept. 1) issue of America, and accessible online at www.americamagazine.org – click on “Current Issue” and scroll down. She also taped an interview about Elizabeth Seton today which is online at the magazine’s website and downloadable [...]

September is one of the busier months in the Vincentian Family Calendar. The Vincentian Encyclopedia has background on these events.
2 – Bl. Louis-Joseph François,  Jean-Henri Gruyer and Pierre-René Rogue, Priests and Martyrs,
7 – Frank Duff founds the Legion of Mary -1921
8 – Death of Frederic Ozanam – 1853
9 – Feast of Blessed Frederic Ozanam
9 [...]

Elizabeth Ann Seton’s 234th birthday will be celebrated at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Emmitsburg  with a Mass followed by birthday events including visits to the Stone House, where she first lived and the White House in which she opened the first free school for girls in the United States on [...]