by John Freund, CM | Feb 4, 2024 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
For the month of January you can journey in this year of faith with the first saint of the United States, Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton. Our FOCUS ON section is devoted to her. You will discover a woman who was totally inhabited by God and who placed her life at the...
by John Freund, CM | May 8, 2014 | Vincentian Family
VinFormation offers resources that celebrate Vincentian mothers spanning 3 centuries – not only of Elizabeth Seton but also Louise de Marillac before her and after her Catherine Harkins, the first American Lady of Charity. Elizabeth was mother to five children...
by John Freund, CM | May 4, 2014 | Uncategorized
“I AM A MOTHER”: SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETON ON MOTHERHOOD The letters of Saint Elizabeth Seton (1774-1821) to and about her family reflect exactly the kind of concerns a mother today would have about her children’s lives, choices, job prospects, etc. She wrote...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 13, 2014 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
Guest post by Sister Noreen Neary, SC, Archivist, Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ found on the website of the Daughters of Charity Archive. The Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth have a unique connection to Mother Seton’s family through...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 23, 2014 | Vincentian Family
The Seton family motto, from its 12th century coat-of-arms, was At Whatever Risk, Yet Go Forward. … So she did. Regina Bechtle SC draws our attention to “AMERICAN SAINT: The Life of Elizabeth Seton” a new biography by writer Joan Barthel with a...
