“I would like to embrace the whole world in a network of charity.” This quote, attributed to Frederic Ozanam, says it well– and within a century, his dream was realized.
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by Famvin Media Resources | April 18, 2021 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
A video describes 5 elements of bringing charity and justice to the public sphere.
by Vincentian Family Office | February 13, 2021 | News, Vincentian Family | 1 Comment
On December 2nd, 2020, the Vincentian Family Executive Committee (VFEC) approved a motion fully endorsing the cause of canonization of Bl. Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam.
by John Freund, CM | November 27, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections | 1 Comment
Les Miserables strikes a chord in Vincentians when they hear… To love another person is to see the face of God. Victor Hugo admired Vincent de Paul. He based the character of the Bishop on Vincent de Paul.
by Vincentian Family Office | October 3, 2020 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 1 Comment
On September 24th, the Feast of Our Lady of Ransom, the local phase (where a local diocese directs the process) of the inquiry on the alleged miracle ascribed to Bl. Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam was concluded after conducting a thorough 11-month investigation.
by .famvin | Sep 9, 2022 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
“I would like to embrace the whole world in a network of charity.” This quote, attributed to Frederic Ozanam, says it well– and within a century, his dream was realized.
by .famvin | Mar 27, 2022 | News
The newly relocated and expanded Ozanam Inn marked its grand opening with a cutting of fishing lines – a playful nod to the shelter’s “Give a Fish to Eat Today, Teach to Fish for Tomorrow” antidote to the problem of homelessness.
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 12, 2021 | Formation
Fr. Aidan Rooney, C.M. wraps up his video series on Blessed Frederic Ozanam, one of the principal thinkers of the Vincentian Way.
by Elizabeth Astridge | Jun 13, 2017 | News
The University of Notre Dame Press has just published a biography of Antoine Frederic Ozanam by Raymond Sickinger. He is the chair of the Department of History and Classics at Providence College. This is this first comprehensive biography in English in a long time....
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 23, 2017 | Formation
Shortly after Frederic Ozanam's death, Pope Pius IX addressed a delegation of four hundred members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul who had been sent to Rome: "My children, you are crusaders of Christ in a world which will listen no longer to sermons, nor heed...
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 21, 2017 | Formation
Sunday is the birthday of Frederic Ozanam, the founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Paris of the early 19th century was in the grip of great upheavals.
by John Freund, CM | Apr 5, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change
“What is your Church doing now for those who are poor?” Frederic Ozanam and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul have been answering that question for almost 200 years. But it is a question for everyone … especially today!
by John Freund, CM | Feb 15, 2017 | Formation, Systemic change
“We must work toward changing the rules of the game of the socio-economic system, imitating the Good Samaritan of the Gospel is not enough.”
by Jim Claffey, Commission for Systemic Change | Feb 1, 2017 | Formation, Reflections
Two men born in April, with feast days in September, but otherwise very different individuals in significant ways. How did two such different men become recognized as apostles of the poor? One was a 17th century French priest; the other a 19th century husband and...
by Elizabeth Astridge | Nov 13, 2016 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Over 70 years after the death of Frederic Ozanam, the Diocese of Paris started his canonization process in 1925. In February 1926, the cause took a significant step forward with the miraculous cure of an 18-month old baby in Brazil, Fernando Luiz B. Ottoni, who was...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 2, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
have we forgotten perhaps about the valuable resource sitting in our classrooms today?
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 9, 2016 | Formation
It is interesting to look at how our Vincentian practices can serve to turn around the negative impact of a hyper-consumer culture.