Seton Shrine

This reflection was originally published in 2020, during the pandemic.

Chaos reigns right now in my little county in the middle of upstate New York. For many months we were a blessed bubble of freedom from COVID-19. But now cases are rising quickly, and panic is setting in. Crime is up: yesterday a neighbor filmed a man stealing from cars and ...

It’s as much of a plea as it is a command: “Do not be afraid any longer, little flock,” Christ says, “For the Father is pleased to give you the kingdom of heaven!” (Luke 12:32) Since the Incarnation, there’s no good reason to be afraid. We are beloved, and we can be at peace.

This exhortation to leave behind our fear follows us through the Gospels. St. Paul, from priso...

Though Teresa of Avila and Elizabeth Ann Seton grew up in markedly different eras, they faced similar challenges as founders and mystics.

Each saint was shaped, in her own way, by the clash between ancient Catholicism and the new Protestantism that swept through Europe in the early 1500s. Both had to confront age-old prejudices about women: they were often viewed as ph...

Con danzas folclóricas, música de mariachi y una procesión mariana, fieles de distintas culturas y diócesis se unieron el sábado 10 de octubre en el Santuario Nacional de Santa Isabel Ana Seton para elevar una misma oración por la paz mundial y celebrar la diversidad cultural de la fe compartida.

Becca Corbell, directora de programas del citado santuario, explicó que l...

When I was about eight years old and first heard the story of the three shepherd children to whom Our Lady appeared in Fatima in a series of visions beginning on May 13, 1917, I was quite envious. I mean, I was a cute Catholic kid. I prayed with my family and said the Rosary. Why didn’t Mary appear to me?

My envy waned a bit when I read the part of the story where gove...