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
Vincentian Prayer Images: Home visits à la Frederic
(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
What can I do as an individual to help others cope with their fears and losses?
Seeing the Face of Christ in Others. . .
Seeing the Face of Christ in Others. . .
The Church must always surprise – Pope Francis
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
Sr. Kieran Kneaves, DC, “reads” an icon of Frederic Ozanam in his academic robes making a home visit.
Almsgiving – For or Against?
Lent may be over but the issue of almsgiving remains with us – for or against.
Frederick Ozanam – “The Book of the Sick”
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?
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
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.
Thanksgiving – “The Prequel” and Vincentian Heritage
As Americans prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving remember there is a prehistory or “prequel” of Thanksgiving rooted deeply in Christian tradition and echoed in Vincentian heritage.
“What is your Church doing now?” Frederic Ozanam’s response
“What is your Church doing now for those who are poor?” Frederic Ozanam and the Society of St. Vincent dePaul has been answering that question for almost 200 years.
