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    Anecdotes

    Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: Frederic Ozanam and Spain

    by | December 23, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments

    Frederic wanted to do the Camino de Santiago. One day, feeling in good health, he embarked with his wife and younger brother to Fuenterrabía, Irún and San Sebastián (Spain). It was October 22, 1852. Though the trip to Spain made him very tired, his desire to see Spain...
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    Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: Finding a place for the Eternal Rest of Frederic

    by | December 16, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments

    Before leaving for Italy in July 1852, Frédéric and Amélie visited the Church of the Carmelites in Paris. They sat near the chapel then called of the "Guardian Angels." Amélie already knew that her husband was ill: he was diagnosed, along with his lung problem, with a...
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    Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: The Travels of Frederic

    by | December 9, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments

    The first time Frederic Ozanam ever traveled on his own, from Lyon to Paris, was November 2, 1831; he was about to start his studies at the Faculty of Law. He departed in a horse-drawn stagecoach to cover the 292 miles. It took three days and three nights to arrive in...
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    Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: Six Sacraments and a Trap

    by | December 2, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments

    Pope John Paul I, at the general audience held on Wednesday, September 13, 1978, greeted a group of newlyweds and told them: Last century there was in France a great professor, Frederick Ozanam. He taught at the Sorbonne, and was so eloquent, so capable! His friend...
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    Be as Cunning as Serpents #AnecdotesVF

    Be as Cunning as Serpents #AnecdotesVF

    by | Jul 8, 2016 |

    Could not this uncompromising wording "dependence on the Archbishop" be harmful to us in the future by the liberty it gives to draw us away from the direction of the Superior General of the Mission" [Letter 898, Archives of the Daughters of Charity, original autograph...