FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family

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 [...]

Lisa Bright has recently updated The LIfe and Times of Frederic Ozanam on the FamVin Australia Site, so that there are are now nine articles in the series.  All these articles can be accessed through the link Ozanam LIfe and Times

The international site of the Vincent dePaul Society features a study which says “(Ozanam)…was also the Vincent de Paul for the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in France, and one of the forerunners of social Catholicism. ”

ASHFIELD NSW, January 20, 009 (vincentianswyd.org.au):    Lisa Bright has updated the FamVin Australia Site with some more material concerning Blessed Frederic Ozanam.   The material on Frederic can be found on the  Vinspiration Page .

Vincentian Historian  Dr Thomas McKenna, CM gives a public lecture at Trinity College Dublin: ‘Frederic Ozanam: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life’

On the FamVin Australia Site, Lisa Bright has posted an update to the Life and Times of Frederic Ozanam.   This is from material prepared by The Blessed Frederic Ozanam Institute of Spirituality (2003), St. Vincent de Paul Society NSW     The material covers Ozanam amd his Beginnings. Influences on his life,  Ozanam as an advocate for [...]

Here are some selections on gratitude from our Vincentian heritage….

The new State president of the St Vincent de Paul Society warns the charity is facing possibly the toughest period in its history because of the increase in people struggling to afford the basic costs of living.

Who was Frederic – what did he do and say and what is his significance for today? FAMVIN.ORG has compiled a short list of links helpful in answering these questions.

The texts for liturgical celebrations of the September 9 celebration of the feast of Bl. Frederic Ozanam can be found on the website of the Canadian Society of St. Vincent dePaul.

September is one of the busier months in the Vincentian Family Calendar. The Vincentian Encyclopedia has background on these events.
2 – Bl. Louis-Joseph François,  Jean-Henri Gruyer and Pierre-René Rogue, Priests and Martyrs,
7 – Frank Duff founds the Legion of Mary -1921
8 – Death of Frederic Ozanam – 1853
9 – Feast of Blessed Frederic Ozanam
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