Tom Hoopes, Author at Seton Shrine - Page 9 of 9

Tom Hoopes

Through Mary and Joseph to God Alone: St. Louis de Montfort and Mother Seton

Louis de Montfort and Elizabeth Ann Seton were ahead of their times in showing how true devotion to our Blessed Mother will always lead us to her son.

Read more

Emmaus and Mother Seton

Emmaus and Mother Seton: The Risen Lord Heals Through Sacrificial Love

As Jesus walked with the Emmaus disciples, so He walked with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, healing sorrow through His abiding presence in the Eucharist.

Read more

Facing Our Battles With Saint George and Mother Seton

Saint George was a man who abandoned one army for another. He gave up the rank of tribune to enlist as a soldier for Christ. Like Saint George, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton shows us how to face our spiritual battles, confident in Christ’s victory on the cross.

Read more

Living the Mysteries of Holy Week With Mother Seton

The rituals of Holy Week evolved over centuries to help us enter more deeply into the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ. Through her own experiences of suffering and joy, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s life was a mirror of Christ’s Passion and Resurrection.

Read more

Blessed Clemens August von Galen

From Privilege to Witness: Blessed Clemens August von Galen and Mother Seton

Elizabeth Ann Seton left status and comfort to find the fullness of faith. Bishop von Galen risked everything to defend it against the Nazis. These saints show us that when God asks for all, He gives even more in return.

Read more

Rejoicing in the Lord Always With St. Titus Brandsma and Mother Seton

The martyr St. Titus Brandsma and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton each embodied St. Paul’s simple yet life-changing words: “Rejoice in the Lord always… Have no anxiety about anything.” Their absolute trust in God was the source of their peace and joy.

Read more

Sts. Zélie and Louis Martin

Way of Sweetness, Way of Sorrow: Martins and Setons Show How Marriage Sanctifies

Sts. Zélie and Louis Martin, and Elizabeth Ann Seton, were drawn to marriage for the sweetness it promises. But they learned to rely on God because of its sorrows. Both are the point of marriage: The sweetness of the cross and the sorrow of love.

Read more

LOAD MORE