Formation

Lyon was the city that Ozanam would always call home. He was raised there from the age of 3-1/2 years until he left to study Law in Paris.

Advocacy is examined here from social, moral, Catholic Christian and Vincentian perspectives, highlighting the importance of the responsibility to defend the dignity of the poor through both direct charity and systemic change, rooted in values of humility, simplicity and discernment.

Fr. Dan Thiess, C.M., has spent most of his time in ministry working directly with the poor. In this video, he talks about how he came to choose the path of a Vincentian priest and about how Jesus is present in the poor.