Blog - Seton Stories

A good shepherd’s greatest fear is finding himself unable to care for his flock. Forced onto the floor of a fleeing car, Fr. Antony Jean Baptiste faced this trembling fear, not knowing if he would survive the night. With his life in the hands of Divine Providence, he escaped the hands of vengeful bandits.

I am Father Sam Futral, recently appointed as Senior Parochial Vicar for St Elizabeth Ann Seton parish. I look forward to serving you as priest when I arrive at the end of June. Some of you may remember that I previously served at Seton as Parochial Vicar from 2012-2014.

I wasn’t sure there was anything spectacular about the story that brought me to the Catholic Church, but any time God is involved the story takes on a new dimension.  In my life, I noticed that God has led me gently along from the time I was a child, even when I didn’t realize this is what was happening.