Do we use music, as a means of evangelization, in our group, branch, parish, etc? Should we?
Frederic Ozanam
God’s Mercy is Eternal • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
It is important that we see in this primitive text of Ozanam the passion preserved throughout his life when defending his convictions.
Charity as the Foundation of Faith • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
The purpose of the Society is to form a group or association of mutual encouragement for young Catholics, where they...
Becoming Good Friends • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
In a certain sense, I believe the aim we were proposing in Paris is not quite the same as that you are proposing in the province. In Paris we are birds of passage, away for some time from the paternal nest and on which unbelief, that vulture of thought, plans for its...
Doing Good Wherever We Are • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
Truth has no need of me, but I do need Truth. The Cause of Christian Science, the Cause of Faith, is deep in the roots of my heart. [...] As Truth is threatened, as the letters are the battlefield in which the quarrel takes place, as the teaching occupies in it a...
The Sin of Accumulating Goods • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
It is foolish to consume the days accumulating what is not to be enjoyed; it is madness also to pile up for the children. Children who see forming a heap of gold for themselves are strongly tempted to sit and fold their arms. To prepare a fortune for them is often to...
Marriage and Equality of Spouses • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
In Christianity, the primary purpose of marriage is not the birth of children-- St. Augustine says it aptly, and it is also the doctrine of Tertullian, who has been called "the father of Latin Christianity" and "the founder of Western theology." The main purpose of...
Government Ought to be at the Service of the People • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
Frederic called upon young people to do whatever was in their power in order to alleviate social needs and to try to do good to some people.
The Foundation is to Assist the Poor • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
What constitutes the life of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is the home visit to the poor; it is not enough to attend meetings regularly [...]. The visit, in order to obtain from it the fruits that one has the right to expect, must be punctual, respectful and...
Christians in Public Life • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
You may know that in Paris —as in Lyons but for far more plausible reasons— processions are forbidden; but, as some disrupters like Catholicism to be enclosed in the temples of the great cities, this is no reason why young Christians, to whom God has endowed a...
In the Mist of Crisis, “Seek First the Justice of God” • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
As in the days of Frederic, more than 150 years ago, our society is suffering a turbulent period of crisis and wars that discourage us.
Accompany the Youth in their Faith Journey • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
You have accustomed us to look upon you as the meeting point, the counselor and the friend of the young Christians; your past goodness has given us the right to count on your future goodness; those you have had with me make me expect similar ones for my friends....
