Every saint had a mother, but Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s own motherhood might surprise you…
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Seton Shrine Young Interpreters Brings History to Life for Visitors – and Themselves
Living history is an interpretive tool used at the Seton Shrine to tell the history and story of Mother Seton, the early Sisters of Charity, and…the students!
PRESS: Lenten Conversion With Msgr. Charles M. Mangan
Msgr. Charles M. Mangan shares his powerful experience of listening to confessions in his car at the Seton Shrine.
PRESS: Help From Above
The Knights of Columbus share miraculous story.
The Seton Shrine Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide
The Seton Shrine’s Ultimate Gift Guide is here!
Mother Seton, Friend of Sailors, Brings Miracles, Hope, & Help to Those on the Sea
Rob Judge appears on Conversation with Cardinal Dolan
Press Release: Sea Services Personnel to Join in Annual Pilgrimage on October 2 at the Seton shrine
The Pilgrimage brings together Sea Services members to ask their patroness for her continued intercession for the safety of those serving our Nation at Sea.
Mother Seton, Friend of Sailors, Brings Miracles, Hope, & Help to Those on the Sea
Mother Seton, Patroness of the Sea Services, intercedes for a dying soldier…
Seton Shrine’s Book Club Fosters Friendships in Heaven and on Earth
A moving story from the Seton Shrine about a mother, a sister, a child, and a book club
PRESS: Seton Shrine Appears On EWTN Nightly News
Programs Director Tony Dillulio appears on EWTN Nightly News to talk about the new museum.
PRESS: Shrine plans museum renovation and new visitor center
The Catholic Review covers the groundbreaking event.
Seton Shrine Museum Project Fosters Excitement by Sisters at Chance to Tell Saint’s Story
For the sisters who trace their lineages back to Mother Seton, it will be an especially poignant moment
PRESS: Seton Shrine breaks ground on $4M renovation of museum, visitors center
The Frederick News Post covers the groundbreaking event
Press Release: Seton Shrine Breaks Ground on $4 Million Museum Renovation and Visitor Center
The National Leadership Council, headed by Luci Baines Johnson, assisted with the momentous occasion.
Press Release: Academy Alive is Prepared to Welcome School Age Groups
Academy Alive brings history to life and is a weekend of family fun for all ages.
PRESS RELEASE: Seton Shrine Launches Video Series to Highlight Personal and Spiritual Stories of Sisters
“Stories from the Sisters” debut coincides with World Day of Consecrated Life and recognizes the unique and relatable role that the Daughters of Charity and Sisters of Charity play.
Rob Judge, Executive Director, Discusses New Initiatives On EWTN News Nightly
EWTN News Nightly talks with Seton Shrine Executive Director
PRESS: Mother Seton shrine launches initiatives to expand awareness of U.S. saint
Catholic News Service covers Mother Seton’s Feast Day
Kimberly Hahn, On “Finding Mary”
Kimberly Hahn reflects on the Seton Shrine’s latest film
Seton Shrine Initiatives in 2022 Aimed at Expanding Awareness and Spirituality of First U.S-Born Saint
Programs dedicated to prayer and the intersection of faith and culture, along with outreach to the poor and a museum groundbreaking highlight plans announced on Mother Seton’s Feast Day.
Open the Door to Your Heart this Advent Season at the Seton Shrine
A popular interactive faith drama is back at the Shrine
PRESS: ‘Back from the Dead’ faith drama brings thousands to Emmitsburg’s Seton Shrine
The Frederick News Post covers Back from the Dead
Seton Shrine’s ‘Back from the Dead’: A Halloween alternative that raises the big questions
The dead would like to have some words with you…
PRESS: Pilgrimage for the Sea Services Mass celebrated at Mother Seton’s shrine
Catholic News Service covers the Sea Services Mass & Pilgrimage
Admiral: Mother Seton Understood What Our Service People and Their Families Go Through
For Retired Admiral William J. Fallon, the Annual Pilgrimage for the Sea Services at The National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton is not just a labor of love for himself.
NEWS RELEASE: Sea Services Pilgrimage Planned for October 3rd
The Pilgrimage brings together U.S. Sea Services members to ask Mother Seton, the Patroness of the Sea Services, for her continued intercession for the safety of those serving the country
NEWS RELEASE: The Seton Shrine Launches $7 Million Anniversary Capital Campaign
The “New Century of Charity” effort will fund a new visitors center and museum, along with an expansion of the Shrine’s Seeds of Hope retreat program for the disadvantaged and other projects.
PRESS: Mother Seton Shrine Shows Off Relics of Saint’s Ordinary Life
Aleteia covers the Seton Family Treasures exhibit
PRESS: New exhibit offers glimpse into everyday life of the Setons
Catholic World Report explores the art in the new exhibit, Seton Family Treasures
PRESS: The Humanity of Sainthood is on Display in New Exhibit
Catholic News Registrar shares, “Like all saints’ lives, her story also provides a road map to Christ for all of us still in exile to follow.”
PRESS: Relics of First American Saint
New Liturgical Movement shares photos from the opening of the new exhibit, Seton Family Treasures
PRESS: St Elizabeth Ann Seton shrine exhibit displays rarely-seen relics
Catholic News Agency covers the opening of the new exhibit, Seton Family Treasures
A Storybook Romance: A Conversation with Author Stephanie Calis
Stephanie Calis, author and founder of Spoken Bride, shares how Mother Seton’s love story is still relatable today
NEWS RELEASE: Seton Family Treasures Exhibit Will Open July 1st
Largest collection of rare personal artifacts will go on display, showcasing the day-to-day life of America’s first native-born saint.
The Intertwined Lives of the President’s Daughter and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Luci Baines Johnson’s life journey has been marked with connections to the saint
New Release: Seton Shrine Debuts “Seeker to Saint” Video Series
The first video, “I Am a Mother,” explores the love, sorrows and devotion that Mother Seton experienced in raising her five children.
Visiting the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton from Virtually Anywhere
They say when one door closes, another door opens. When the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton closed its historical buildings to public tours last year due to the pandemic, its team opened a window, a Zoom window.
Press Release: Kick Off To Living History Program For 2021
St. Joseph’s Valley Days brings history to life and is a weekend of family fun for all ages.
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200 Years
PRESS: Treasured artifacts that belonged to Mother Seton return to Emmitsburg
Catholic Review covers this special event.
PRESS: Shrine in Emmitsburg blesses artifacts from namesake’s life following donation
The centuries-old artifacts, which belonged to Seton, were among many unveiled and blessed during an event at the National Shrine of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg Thursday.
PRESS: Rob Judge & Sr. Regina Bechtle Appear On “Conversation with Cardinal Dolan”
Cardinal Dolan and Fr. Dave Dwyer talk with Rob Judge and Sr. Regina Bechtle about the artifacts coming to Emmitsburg.
PRESS: Relics of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton to be displayed this summer at her shrine
Catholic News Agency covers the highly anticipated event this spring.
Executive Director Rob Judge Appears On EWTN’s Son Rise Morning Show
Rob Judge talks about the 200th Anniversary of Mother Seton’s death.
New Mini Documentary Released on the Life of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Watch Elizabeth Seton: Seeker to Saint
Archbishop Lori’s 200th Anniversary Feast Day Homily
Read Archbishop William E. Lori’s inspiring homily fromSt. Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Feast Day Mass.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: An American Daughter
From the seeds planted 200 years ago, the church that Elizabeth Seton cherished as her “ark” today serves more than 64 million Catholics.
The Unbreakable Elizabeth Ann Seton Helps Adjust Our Perspective Upwards
There is a lot this homegrown saint can teach us, especially these three lessons from her life.
The Setons, the Bayleys, and the Roosevelts
Elizabeth Bayley Seton and her family shaped Catholic life in nineteenth century America. And they continue to shape it today.