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Stories of those who were inspired by Mother Seton's mission Friends & Followers is the latest podcast brought to you by the Seton Shrine that explores Elizabeth Ann Seton’s life through the eyes of those who were most intimately and profoundly inspired


    • Sep 1, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 37 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Friends & Followers

    The Key Role of Friendship in the Life of Elizabeth Bayley Seton With Sister Judy Metz, SC

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 47:14


    Read more about what Sister Judy Metz has to say in her article, which you can find here: https://via.library.depaul.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1344&context=vhj

    Mother Seton & The Importance of Retreats

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 27:40


    A Conversation about St. Francis de Sales

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 50:35


    Elizabeth Living Lent

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 24:11


    Ann O'Neill and Mother Seton's Miraculous Intercession

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 51:24


    It will be 70 years on April 11th, that Ann's parents brought her to the grave of Mother Seton in hopes of their daughter being cured. It was Good Friday, and by Easter Monday, Ann was cured showing no signs of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Just a few days prior the doctors thought her situation hopeless.

    Antonio Filicchi, An Instrumental Family Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 28:24


    Antonio was part of the family that would be instrumental in teaching Elizabeth the Catholic faith.

    Dr. Richard Bayley, Mother Seton's Father Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 30:25


    Part 2 | Richard Bayley was a prominent New York City physician and the first chief health officer of the city. An expert in yellow fever, he helped discover its epidemiology, improved city sanitation, performed the first successful arm amputation at the shoulder, and authored the Federal Quarantine Act of 1799.

    Dr. Richard Bayley, Mother Seton's Father

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 38:32


    Richard Bayley was a prominent New York City physician and the first chief health officer of the city. An expert in yellow fever, he helped discover its epidemiology, improved city sanitation, performed the first successful arm amputation at the shoulder, and authored the Federal Quarantine Act of 1799.

    Sam Seton: Mother Seton's romantic brother-in-law

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 39:40


    A romantic but heart wrenching love story, this episode explores the life of Sam Seton, Elizabeth's brother-in-law. Elizabeth was the only mother figure in his life from the age of three. You can see Elizabeth's influence on him throughout his life.

    Young William Magee Seton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 42:47


    Who was William Magee Seton before he married Elizabeth, and how did God use him to get Elizabeth to where he needed her to be? Find out in this week's episode!

    Bishop Caroll

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 44:18


    Part 2: Richard Seton, the Youngest Son of Mother Seton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 29:42


    Richard Seton, the Youngest Son of Mother Seton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 30:37


    A Behind The Scenes Look: St. Ignatius

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 15:09


    St. Teresa of Avila and Mother Seton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 30:21


    A Conversation with Archbishop Lori

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 39:25


    Bishop Lori's following of Bishop Bayley - 8th Archbishop of Baltimore

    Sister Mary Clare Hughes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 57:14


    Welcome to season 2! Sister Mary Clare Hughes reflects on Mother Seton's canonization day in 1975.

    We will see you soon!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 2:12


    Isabella Graham

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2021 25:43


    The month of June as June 23 is International Widows Day. Isabella Graham would start with Elizabeth and several other prominent women of New York, the Society for the Relief of Poor Widows with Small Children.

    Sister Blandina Segale - The Fastest Nun of the Wild West

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 29:29


    A brave Daughter of Charity takes on the wild west. The book mentioned in this episode, "At the end of the Santa Fe Trail" is available in our gift shop!

    St. Louise de Marillac

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 27:18


    Louise de Marillac was beatified by Pope Benedict XV in 1920 and, on March 11, 1934, she was canonized by Pope Pius XI. Her feast day is May 9 (changed from March 15 in 2016). Her remains are enshrined in the chapel of the motherhouse of the Daughters of Charity at 140 rue du Bac, Paris.

    Catherine Seton - Mother Seton's Daughter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 27:37


    Catherine Charlton Seton (1800-1891) born June 28, the fourth child and second daughter of Elizabeth Bayley and William Magee Seton. She was just 3 and ½ when her father died and went on to become a religious sister.

    Fr. Brute - The "Angel of the Mountain"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 18:17


    Rev. Simon Gabriel Brute de Remur, S.S., (1779-1839) was born in France, became a physician in 1803, and was ordained to the priesthood in 1808. He came to the United States in June 1810, bringing an extensive library of several thousand volumes with him which he shared with Elizabeth. Brute served at both St. Mary's College and Seminary, Baltimore, Maryland, and Mount St. Mary's, Emmitsburg, Maryland, where he developed deep spiritual bonds with Elizabeth Seton. He became the spiritual director and chaplain for the Sisters of Charity.

    The Short Life of Ana Maria, Mother Seton's Eldest Child

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 40:30


    Rebecca Seton-Mother Seton's "Soul Sister"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 26:04


    William Magee Seton: Mother Seton's Love Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 26:39


    Sister Kitty Mullan - One of the original six sisters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 35:39


    William Seton - The Son of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 29:39


    Sr. Cecilia O'Conway - A Conversation With Sr. Mary McCormick

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 53:25


    The Holy Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 20:55


    Sister Anthony O'Connell: Angel of the Battlefield Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 34:54


    Sister Anthony O'Connell: The Angel of the Battlefield

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 38:41


    Civil War Sisters

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 52:13


    Margaret George: The First Mother Superior of the Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 74:07


    The Harpers, Catons, & Carrolls: Family Friends of Mother Seton

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 89:16


    In this episode we meet a family that helped Elizabeth establish her school and became life long friends including helping her the last few months of her life. We hear from two Junior History Interpreters who play two Harper students who attended Mother Seton's school in Emmitsburg, MD and what it is like to portray them.

    Elizabeth Boyle: With Special Guest, Sister Regina Bechtle, SC

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 38:30


    Sr. Regina Bechtle, Sister of Charity from New York speaks on Elizabeth Boyle whose birthday is October 16th 1790 (her 230th!)

    Harriet Seton: Mother Seton's sister-in-law

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 49:00


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