Frederic Ozanam believed in the value of experience, thoughtfully reflected upon. From an article by Raymond L. Sickinger, Ph.D.
Frederic Ozanam
Experience, the Mother of Knowledge • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | April 20, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 0 Comments
Learning from Our Children and Our Parents • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | April 13, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 2 Comments
Weaving God’s Plan • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | April 6, 2024 | Formation, Reflections | 1 Comment
Frederic Ozanam’s Social Justice Vision, Blended with Personal Action
by Famvin Media Resources | December 1, 2023 | Formation | 0 Comments
Frederic Ozanam’s life was a dramatic fusion of intellectual achievement and direct, personal action.
Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: Ozanam at University, and Money
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 21, 2023 | Formation
Frederic, while pursuing his studies of Law and Letters at the University of Paris, was almost always short of money....
Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: Ozanam the polyglot
by Javier F. Chento | Oct 14, 2023 | Formation
Frederic did not need modern audiovisual media (now apparently essential) to learn languages. He, at age 17, already...
Frederic Ozanam’s Tactical Wisdom For Today’s Society
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 1, 2023 | Formation, Reflections
Excerpts from an article by Fr. Thomas McKenna, C.M. in which he examines Frédéric Ozanam’s conception of how a religious tradition should engage its surrounding society.
Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: Frederic Ozanam and beer
by Javier F. Chento | Aug 26, 2023 | Formation
Frederic always had pretty poor health. At age 7, he fell ill with typhus. For fifteen days, he was plunged into a deep sleep. The fifteenth day — as it is said in his biography by Mrg. Baunard — he awoke and asked for beer! Ozanam heard from his parents that they...
In Frederic Ozanam’s Footsteps
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 10, 2023 | Formation
How Ozanam proclaimed the truth and served the poor in 19th century France.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul: An International Network of Charity From Its Beginnings
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.
Ozanam Inn celebrates its continuing legacy as a beacon of hope in New Orleans
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.
A Vincentian Minute: Thoughts on Blessed Frederic Ozanam, Part 3
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.
A Vincentian Minute: Thoughts on Blessed Frederic Ozanam, Part 2
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 5, 2021 | Formation
Fr. Aidan Rooney, C.M. presents the second episode of his video series on Blessed Frederic Ozanam, one of the principal thinkers of the Vincentian Way.
A Vincentian Minute: Thoughts on Blessed Frederic Ozanam, Part 1
by Famvin Media Resources | Nov 21, 2021 | Formation
Fr. Aidan Rooney, C.M. presents a short video series on Blessed Frederic Ozanam, one of the principal thinkers of the Vincentian Way.
A Vincentian Minute: 3 things about Blessed Frederic Ozanam
by Famvin Media Resources | Aug 22, 2021 | Formation
Fr. Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. presents: three things about Blessed Frederic Ozanam.