PRESS from The Saturday Evening Post: The Mother of American Charity - Seton Shrine

PRESS from The Saturday Evening Post: The Mother of American Charity

Most people probably wouldn’t know much about Elizabeth Ann Seton if she hadn’t been canonized in 1975, but saint or not, she was an extraordinary person.

Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, the first Catholic saint born on American soil, spent her life during our nation’s early years serving the poor and marginalized. Today, we still benefit from the schools and hospitals she helped establish. But her impact runs deeper. Seton served as an example for how we, as a nation, should help those less fortunate — in our own backyard and around the world.

Read the full article from The Saturday Evening Post here.