St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Archives - Homiletic & Pastoral Review

Catherine O’Donnell’s Elizabeth Seton: American Saint

A Review Essay

March 10, 2019 by Fr. Rory T. Conley

O’Donnell, Catherine. Elizabeth Seton: American Saint. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2018. 508 pages. As the only scholarly biography of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton to be published since her canonization in 1975, Christine O’Donnell’s w … [Read more...]

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Home and School in American Catholic Life

July 10, 2014 by Joseph T. Stuart

This essay argues that understanding the historical reasons why Catholic schools and homeschooling arose can help one to see how both may contribute to the revitalization of a Catholic subculture and American society in complementary w … [Read more...]

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