A remark I once overheard: “I don’t mind suffering when nobody knows about it – as long as somebody knows about it!”
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Doubting Thomas – the Fact-checker
’Doubting Thomas’ gets bad press. But in today’s post-truth world, full of fake news and disinformation, there is much we can learn from him”, says Rev. Peter Crumpler.
Contemplation: To You Alone – SSVP USA, a Weekly Reflection
This post originally appeared on ssvpusa.org To offer the benefit of the doubt is to assume the best of somebody even...
The Pope Video • For People Living on the Margins
“The Pope Video” series continues! Watch the latest 2-minute installment: For People Living on the Margins.
Ozanam: The Inspiration Continues
This film was written and Directed by Bruce Dynan, and produced for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory (ACT) State Council, Australia. It was posted online by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA. ...
Bridging Faith and Justice: The Life and Legacy of Frederic Ozanam
In this video, DePaul University’s Matthieu Brejon de Lavergnée and Craig Mousin, together with Tamara Thrasher of the Ozanam Center in Cincinnati, OH, share their insights on the legacy of Frederic Ozanam.
Frederic Ozanam: Pioneer and Prophet
Frederic Ozanam’s practical theology foreshadowed seismic shifts in Catholic social theory 100 years into the future.
Frederic Ozanam and Social Justice
In an article that originally appeared on the website Justice Matters Ireland, Sr. Claire Sweeney, DC, writes: According to Ozanam, social justice demands that all Christians be a leaven in society. Writing to Lallier in November 1836, he says: “…if the question which...
How Did America Get So Mean?
Noted columnist David Brooks caught my attention! In a September 2023 reflection in the Atlantic Monthly (Subscription required), he wrote Over the past eight years or so, I’ve been obsessed with two questions. The first is: Why have Americans become so sad? … My second, related question is: Why have Americans become so mean?
Frederic Ozanam and Vincentian Formation
The following video examines six elements that help spiritually form the members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The text is adapted from the article “Frédéric Ozanam: Systemic Thinking, and Systemic Change," by Raymond L. Sickinger, Ph.D. Vincentian Heritage...
A Canadian View: Summer Reflections
As we approach the end of summer here in Canada, for myself and many others, we have had a summer of relaxation and an opportunity to enjoy time with family and exploring new and exciting parts of our vast nation.
Daughters of Charity Services Launches Vincentian Values Week 2023
Vincentian Values Week is set to launch later this month, running from September 25 – 29.
