The Lord is My Shepherd

A Novel of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Wife, Mother, Founder of Religious Order, Saint

St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (1774-1821) grew up in the early years of the United States. She was a New York socialite, who lived on the same street as Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr and met many of our country’s Founding Fathers. She was raised Episcopalian, worshipping at New York City’s famous Trinity Church, and she and her husband, William Seton, raised their children in that faith until tragedy struck. An eventful trip to Italy would change her life forever. As a result, she would help chart the course for Catholic religious sisters in the United States.

When she was canonized on September 14, 1975, by Pope Paul VI, she was the first native-born American to be named a saint.

Discover this remarkable woman and her life of faith in The Lord is My Shepherd.

Basic short biographical novel read AI

I was teaching at Elizabeth Seton High School in Bladensburg MD in 1975 when she was canonized, an exciting moment for the sisters, lay teachers and students. I also chose her for my patron saint in 2010 when I, like her, converted to Catholicism. So I knew a good bit about her already, but this short fiction added a few things I didn't know while sticking close to her documented biography. Good basic read that humanizes and fleshes out the first American born saint and patron of Catholic schools