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Kathleen N. Hattrup

Christmas and Our Longing for Eternity

Our Longings Bring Us Closer to the Christ Child – and to Eternity

Kathleen N. Hattrup  |  December 21, 2021

Christmas is joyous, but it’s also a time when the stresses and conflicts of family life can lead to bitterness. In such moments we should follow the example of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, who knew that only by looking towards eternity can we attain peace here on earth.

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St. John Henry Newman and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

St. John Henry Newman and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton: Apostles of Friendship

Kathleen N. Hattrup  |  October 9, 2021

Both St. John Henry Newman and Mother Seton were generous in their affection for many friends. In their lives we see how holiness and the natural virtue of friendship go hand-in-hand.

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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton's Bible

Speaking to God Through Scripture with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Kathleen N. Hattrup  |  February 28, 2019

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton found in Sacred Scripture a path to God. Her life embodied what the Second Vatican Council called the “force and power in the word of God” that becomes the “support and energy of the Church.”

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In God's Hands with Mother Seton

In God’s Hands With Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

Kathleen N. Hattrup  |  November 16, 2018

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton accepted God’s will for her life as something sweet—even adored. How can we achieve the same spiritual surrender in our own lives?

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The National Shrine of
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

339 South Seton Avenue
Emmitsburg, MD 21727-9297

Phone: 301-447-6606

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Basilica: Mon-Sun 10am-5pm; Wed until 7:30pm

Museum: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 12-5pm

Tour times are now offered multiple times a day!

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Mon-Fri at 1:30pm
Sun 11am and 1:30pm

Confession and Adoration
12:15-1:15pm on Mon-Fri and Sun

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