Tom Hoopes, Author at Seton Shrine

Tom Hoopes

Servant of God Walter Ciszek and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

‘More Than They Could Handle’ Changed Father Walter Ciszek and Mother Seton

Servant of God Walter Ciszek and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton were shaped by trials they did not choose. They drew closer to God by trusting in His will.

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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. Louis IX: Christian Leaders

Despite the obvious differences of gender, social status, nationality and historical era, Elizabeth Ann Seton and King Louis IX of France shared a common vision based on faith. They modeled their lives on Love itself.

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Mother Seton The Assumption of Mary

Mother Seton’s ‘Certain Hope’ in Mary, Assumed Into Heaven

The Church teaches that Mary’s Assumption anticipates the resurrection and is a sign of hope and comfort for us all. In her life, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton continually relied on this certain hope, in the sure knowledge of Mary’s presence in eternity, body and soul.

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St. Maximillian Kolbe - Seton Shrine

The Call, the Cross, the Crown: Mother Seton and Maximilian Kolbe

The Christian life asks of us devotion and suffering but promises to those who persevere the crown of eternal life.

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Healing the American Family: Blessed Michael McGivney and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

At a time when America needs faithful fathers and devoted mothers, these two saintly Americans provide the models we need.

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St. Alphonsus Liguori and Mother Seton: How The Eucharist Makes the Church

Through their devotion to the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, St. Alphonsus Liguori and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton were drawn out of the world and into a new relationship with Jesus and His Church.

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St. Ignatius

Mother Seton and St. Ignatius: Vastly Different; One in Christ

When we see ourselves in the light of eternity, we know that the pains and sorrows of this world are nothing compared with the glories of heaven.

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Fully American, Fully Catholic: Blessed Solanus Casey and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

In the lives of Blessed Solanus Casey and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, we can see the seven characteristics of uniquely American saints.

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Blessed Pier Girorgio Frassati

Saints of the Mountain: Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Both literally and figuratively, mountains were the means by which Pier Giorgio Frassati and Elizabeth Ann Seton scaled the heights of holiness and service to God and neighbor.

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