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.
Frederic Ozanam
Vincentian Prayer Images: Home visits à la Frederic
by John Freund, CM | July 14, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
(We learn about those we serve)… “not from books nor from the public platform, but in climbing the stairs to the poor man’s garret, sitting by his bedside, feeling the same cold that pierces him.” Frederic Ozanam
Vincentian Prayer Images: Carrying Firewood To a Widow of Cholera Epidemic
by John Freund, CM | April 28, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
What can I do as an individual to help others cope with their fears and losses?
Blessed Frederic Ozanam and the Cholera Epidemic of His Time
by Famvin Media Resources | April 19, 2020 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
Looking at some of Frederic Ozanam’s experiences during the cholera pandemic of his time, we can draw many parallels with our situation today.
Pope Francis and Ozanam on Systemic Change
by John Freund, CM | February 26, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Systemic change | 3 Comments
What do Pope Francis (2020), Pope Pius XI (1927) and Bl. Frederic Ozanam (1848) have in common?
Vincentian Prayer Images: Doing What We Can
by John Freund, CM | Sep 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family
What holds me back from doing what I can? Do I pray that we live this heritage today?
Seeing Potential and Fostering It In Young People
by John Freund, CM | Sep 11, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
It has been written of Frederic Ozanam: “While innovators wore themselves out with theories for changing the world, these young men set about climbing up to the floors where the misery of the poor hid.”
Mini-Retreat: Renewal in the Vincentian Spirit with Frédéric Ozanam
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 8, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Two themes -- continuity and renewal -- emerge from a study of the lives of St. Vincent de Paul and Frederic Ozanam, says Jaime Corera, C.M.. The Second: RENEWAL. Frederic Ozanam was extremely sensitive to the idea of social change. Not only was he sensitive to this...
Mini-Retreat: Continuity in the Vincentian Spirit with Frédéric Ozanam
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Sep 7, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Two themes -- continuity and renewal -- emerge from a study of the lives of St. Vincent de Paul and Frederic Ozanam, says Jaime Corera, C.M. First: CONTINUITY. The thinking and writings of Frederic point out a more profound continuity, a continuity that goes to the...
Vincentian Gospel Reflections: Feast of Blessed Frederic Ozanam
by Sr. Kieran Kneaves, DC | Sep 6, 2016 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
FEAST OF BLESSED FREDERIC OZANAM September 9 Gospel: (Luke 10: 25-37) “And who is my neighbor? Jesus replied: “There was a man going down from Jerusalem to Jericho who fell in with robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and then went off leaving him half-dead. A...
Labor Day, the US Bishops and Frederic Ozanam
by John Freund, CM | Sep 3, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
…teaching people to fish is not enough to solve the problems of today.
Ozanam on systemic change – little known insights
by John Freund, CM | Jul 13, 2016 | Formation, Systemic change
His insights on what we would call today “systemic change” reveal a profoundly deep thinker and critic of a piecemeal approach to serving the poor.
Ozanam: Promoting faith and justice on campus @SJUMission
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jun 22, 2016 | Formation, Reflections
When we speak of the greatest movers and changers the world has ever known, many individuals flood the mind. They come from all different nations and disciplines, but more often than not, they reach their pinnacle in the later years of life. Frédéric Ozanam is special...
The tomb of Blessed Frederic Ozanam, now and then
by Javier F. Chento | May 22, 2016 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
The tomb of Blessed Frederic Ozanam is located in the crypt of the historic church of St. Joseph des Carmes in Paris. The church was the scene of some of the bloodiest massacres of ecclesiastics of the infamous Reign of Terror during the French Revolution. Visitors...
Eradicating Poverty Requires Shift From Charity To Justice
by John Freund, CM | Apr 6, 2016 | Systemic change
Will donating to a food bank alleviate hunger pangs? Absolutely. But it can never eradicate hunger itself. Charity gives, but justice changes. It's time to place the latter above the former. Glen Pearson, Director of the London Food Bank and former Member of...
Our Excuses For Not Giving
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 13, 2016 | Formation
During Lent, we are asked to focus more closely on almsgiving. Almsgiving can take many forms, but here, let’s think about straightforward monetary donations. Read and ponder what Frederic Ozanam had to say…