Tom Hoopes, Author at Seton Shrine

Tom Hoopes

Evangelizers of New Lands: Saints Cyril and Methodius, and Elizabeth Ann Seton

Though more than a millennium separates us from the evangelical mission of Saints Cyril and Methodius, and two centuries from Mother Seton, their approach to evangelization is a model for the Church today.

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What Aquinas the Student Taught Elizabeth Ann Seton the Teacher

Even though St. Elizabeth Ann Seton spent much of her adult life educating and instructing others in the Catholic faith, she never stopped being a student herself. Her own education in the faith can be traced back to the iconic saint and student, St. Thomas Aquinas.

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Conversion of St. Paul - Seton Shrine

Mother Seton and St. Paul Show Us a 4-Fold Path to Change

The conversions of Paul and Elizabeth Ann Seton may seem exceptional, but each of us, in our own life, can experience the same grace by opening our heart when Christ calls.

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Bold Witnesses to Truth: Saint Sebastian and Mother Seton

Bold Witnesses to Truth: Saint Sebastian and Mother Seton

Their circumstances couldn’t be more different, but St. Sebastian and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton show us—each in their own way—how to speak truth to power as disciples of Christ.

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Mother Seton, Saint of the Incarnation

Something powerful always happens when divinity meets humanity. This is best exemplified in the Incarnation, when God took on human flesh, and we see this reflected when ordinary people rise to become saints. Mother Seton’s life speaks to this mystery, and by her example she leads us closer to the Incarnate Word.

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St. Thomas Becket and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton each confronted death during the Christmas season in ways that resound today.

When Death Comes at Christmas: Thomas Becket and Elizabeth Seton

St. Thomas Becket and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton each confronted death during the Christmas season in ways that resound for us today. They are saints to whom we can turn when faced with loss, especially at Christmastide.

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St. Stephen

St. Stephen, First in a Line That Includes Mother Seton

In the lives of St. Stephen and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton we see that authentic service to the poor is deeply rooted in love for God and His Truth.

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St. Damasus, Mother Seton, and the Roots of Christian Comfort

The teachings, sacraments, and traditions of the Church that sustained Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton throughout her life were forged from the heroic virtue of great saints like Damasus of Rome.

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Fulton Sheen and Elizabeth Ann Seton: The Church That Challenges

Venerable Fulton Sheen and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton were both passionately committed to the truth that the Church is God’s channel of grace to humanity. A grace born of much suffering, but overcome by love.

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