In an article that originally appeared on the website Justice Matters Ireland, Sr. Claire Sweeney, DC, writes:...
Frederic Ozanam
Frederic Ozanam and Vincentian Formation
The following video examines six elements that help spiritually form the members of the Society of St. Vincent de...
Blessed Frederic Ozanam: Pioneer in Catholic Social Teaching
In this video, Rev. Aidan Rooney, C.M. takes us through Blessed Frederic and Catholic Social Teaching, principle by principle.
The Origin of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Bringing together two worlds that did not know each other
This was the crisis situation in which 7 young men stood up and decided “to go to the margins”. This is a dramatic, very moving and very topical story, with many parallels between that period and our own.
Visit to the Tomb of Frederic Ozanam (video)
Visit the tomb of Frederic Ozanam in this video from VinFlix. Commentary by Fr. Joseph Agostino, C.M.
Do You Remember 9/11… and 8/4?
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
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.
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?
Blessed Frederic Ozanam and the Cholera Epidemic of His Time
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
What do Pope Francis (2020), Pope Pius XI (1927) and Bl. Frederic Ozanam (1848) have in common?
Vincentians Gather in the Nation’s Capital to Celebrate Founder
A mosaic of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul’s founder, Blessed Frederic Ozanam, was dedicated during a special Mass at the Basilica.
