FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family

At VirtualVins there is an interesting discussion underway about a project to foster translation into English of some of the writings of Frederick. If you are a native French-speaker and can offer some help please visit the VirtualVins discussion group and login or create a new account.

The call to refound the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will only be heeded if we understand a refoundation to be more than a review and revitalization of projects, no matter how wonderful the projects. In the end, all Vincentian projects are only “means” never “ends” in themselves. It is the Vincentian vision that must continually evolve and renew itself for it is the vision that drives the mission.” [...]

Using a paper by Dr. David L. Gregory, Ph.D., entitled “Antoine Frederic Ozanam: Building the Good Society,” Dr. Raymond Sickinger, Ph.D., led a discussion on the work of Bl. Frédéric Ozanam, covering many topics rich in the Vincentian and Catholic traditions. Several professors from Niagara University also participated as panelists.

Mrs. Raphaëlle Chevalier-Montariol, descendant of Frederic Ozanam, died on 17th of October 2009, in Paris

No place to lay their heads “Ozanam House was founded in 1995 by the Lagos Catholic Archdiocese, as an initiative of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, and managed by nuns of the Daughters of Charity (Nigeria). Its primary purpose is the provision of temporary shelter for the homeless; but it also rehabilitates the displaced [...]

Stung by criticism of an atheist about the Church’s absence in the lives of the poor Frederick began a life-long journey of responding to that charge. The following post from Atheist Nexus provides something of a an update on current day perceptions of atheists in the form of  a response to the reverse  question about [...]