Visit the tomb of Frederic Ozanam in this video from VinFlix. Commentary by Fr. Joseph Agostino, C.M.
Frederic Ozanam
Charity and Humility of Frederic Ozanam
by Famvin Media Resources | September 8, 2019 | Formation | 0 Comments
Frederic Ozanam lit a lamp of charity– the St. Vincent de Paul Society– in this world, the flame of which has shone with brilliancy ever since.
The Lay Spirituality of Frederic Ozanam
by Famvin Media Resources | September 6, 2019 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
The primary reason for the St. Vincent de Paul Society’s existence was and is to increase the holiness of its members, by service to those in need and by building deep friendships.
Vincentian Influence on Catholic Social Teaching
by John Freund, CM | September 4, 2019 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change | 1 Comment
Did you know how Vincentian Family members who set the stage and later advised Pope Leo XIII’s 1891 landmark statement of catholic social teaching “Rerum Novarum” (New Things)?
Ozanam: Who Was This Holy Man?
by Renato Lima de Oliveira | July 22, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 0 Comments
It is always a great joy for me to speak about the dear brother Antoine Frederic Ozanam, one of the founders of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul.
Do You Remember 9/11… and 8/4?
by John Freund, CM | Aug 14, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
The explosion on 8/4 will be seared into the minds of every person in Lebanon. Beirut, with its estimated 300,000 homeless is almost already forgotten in world media.
“I, Frederic” – New Book on Frederic Ozanam
by Fr. Ronald Ramson, C.M. | Jul 18, 2020 | News
I chose to write an “autobiography” of a man who never wrote an autobiography. 187 years after his death, I did this because I have such admiration for him.
Frederic Ozanam on Building the Good Society
by John Freund, CM | Jun 30, 2015 | Formation
Given the profound questions Pope Francis is raising about our society it might be very instructive to take a few minutes to watch a series of videos in which Dr. Raymond Sickinger, Ph.D. leads discussion of a paper by Dr. David L. Gregory, Ph.D., entitled “Antoine...
Blessed Fredrick Ozanam “I am a Father!”
by John Freund, CM | Jun 21, 2015 | Formation
“After so many favors that were set down in my vocation in this world, a new blessing has come to me, to know the greatest joy probably it is possible to experience here below: I am a father!” –Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, in a letter to his friend Theophile Foisset, July...
Seeing the Face of Christ in Others. . .
by John Freund, CM | Jun 6, 2015 | Formation
Seeing the Face of Christ in Others. . .
The Church must always surprise – Pope Francis
by John Freund, CM | May 24, 2015 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
St. Vincent surprised himself… and 17th century France! Can we allow ourselves to be surprised and become a surprising Church.
“Reading” an Ozanam icon – Sr. Kieran Kneaves
by John Freund, CM | Apr 16, 2015 | News
Sr. Kieran Kneaves, DC, “reads” an icon of Frederic Ozanam in his academic robes making a home visit.
Almsgiving – For or Against?
by John Freund, CM | Apr 7, 2015 | News
Lent may be over but the issue of almsgiving remains with us – for or against.
Frederick Ozanam – “The Book of the Sick”
by John Freund, CM | Feb 22, 2015 | Formation
The original work is an assemblage of passages from scriptures that he read with his wife, Amelie. It was at her suggestion that he collected them into a manuscript.
Can we hear words of this young person?
by John Freund, CM | Dec 3, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Can we hear words of this young person? Karl Michael Hila draws our attention to a young person named Frederic Ozanam. "The earth has become a chilly place. It is up to us Catholics to rekindle the flame of human warmth which is going out. It is up to us to recommence...
7 reasons we’re thankful for Francis… Vincent, Louise, Frederick, Elizabeth, etc
by John Freund, CM | Nov 24, 2014 | Vincentian Family
Mike Hayes with 7 reasons we are thankful for Pope Francis. Why we are grateful for the special people in the Vincentian Family Vincent, Louise, Frederic, Catherine, Elizabeth, etc.