by John Freund, CM | Aug 27, 2009 | Vincentian Family
Sister Alice Ann O’Neill, SC, a professional cellist and teacher, researched the place of music in the life of Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton. She shared the highlights of this research during the Concert in the Basilica during the Emmitsburg Bicentennial weekend...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 2, 2009 | Vincentian Family
“And that, Sisters, was the beginning of your (American roots). As it was not then what is is now, there is reason to believe that it is still not what it will be when God has perfected it as He wants it.” All recited these words at the blessing of the ...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 1, 2009 | Formation, Vincentian Family
Cardinal Francis George , president of the USCCB, spoke these words to all those who continue the Seton Legacy as he celebrated Eucharist this morning. Since Elizabeth was a dancer, accomplished pianist and music lover, the day was capped by a wonderful concert of...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 23, 2009 | 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...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 17, 2009 | Daughters of Charity, Vincentian Family
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,...
