We, all of us, are like the weavers of the Gobelins, who, following out the pattern of an unknown artist, endeavor to...
Frederic Ozanam
Learning from Our Children and Our Parents • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | April 13, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
Weaving God’s Plan • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | April 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Frederic Ozanam’s Social Justice Vision, Blended with Personal Action
by Famvin Media Resources | December 1, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments
Frederic Ozanam’s life was a dramatic fusion of intellectual achievement and direct, personal action.
Lessons of Frederic Ozanam: Community Service as a Learning Experience
by Famvin Media Resources | November 17, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments
Frederic Ozanam believed in the value of experience, thoughtfully reflected upon. From an article by Raymond L. Sickinger, Ph.D.
Frederic Ozanam’s Social Justice Vision, Blended with Personal Action
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 1, 2023 | Formation
Frederic Ozanam’s life was a dramatic fusion of intellectual achievement and direct, personal action.
Lessons of Frederic Ozanam: Community Service as a Learning Experience
by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 17, 2023 | Formation
Frederic Ozanam believed in the value of experience, thoughtfully reflected upon. From an article by Raymond L. Sickinger, Ph.D.
Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: Ozanam at University, and Money
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 21, 2023 | Formation
Frederic, while pursuing his studies of Law and Letters at the University of Paris, was almost always short of money. In several letters to his parents (not all, but many) he gives them account of his impoverished economy. He could have to buy a new pair of trousers...
Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: Ozanam the polyglot
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 14, 2023 | Formation
Frederic did not need modern audiovisual media (now apparently essential) to learn languages. He, at age 17, already knew Latin, Greek, began studying Sanskrit and Hebrew — to be able to translate from the original sources —, and studied German and Italian. By the...
Ozanam: The Inspiration Continues
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 9, 2023 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 9, 2023 | Formation
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
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 8, 2023 | Formation
Frederic Ozanam’s practical theology foreshadowed seismic shifts in Catholic social theory 100 years into the future.
Frederic Ozanam and Social Justice
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 8, 2023 | Formation
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...
Frederic Ozanam and Vincentian Formation
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 7, 2023 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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...
Blessed Frederic Ozanam: Pioneer in Catholic Social Teaching
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 3, 2023 | Formation
In this video, Rev. Aidan Rooney, C.M. takes us through Blessed Frederic and Catholic Social Teaching, principle by principle.
Frederic Ozanam’s Tactical Wisdom For Today’s Society
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Excerpts from an article by Fr. Thomas McKenna, C.M. in which he examines Frédéric Ozanam’s conception of how a religious tradition should engage its surrounding society.