Representatives of the people, We respect the magnitude and the difficulty of your task. We are not those who, by the...
Frederic Ozanam
Goods are for Everyone • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
Rich men, He who taught us to pray for our daily bread nowhere advises us to secure to ourselves ten years of luxury....
Priests Committed to the Poor and the Needy • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
Priests, do not be offended at the freedom of speech which a layman uses in appealing to your zeal. [...] Mistrust...
Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: Ozanam at University, and Money
Frederic, while pursuing his studies of Law and Letters at the University of Paris, was almost always short of money. In several letters to his parents (not all, but many) he gives them account of his impoverished economy. He could have to buy a new pair of trousers...
Anecdotes of the Vincentian Family: Ozanam the polyglot
Frederic did not need modern audiovisual media (now apparently essential) to learn languages. He, at age 17, already knew Latin, Greek, began studying Sanskrit and Hebrew — to be able to translate from the original sources —, and studied German and Italian. By the...
Ozanam: The Inspiration Continues
This film was written and Directed by Bruce Dynan, and produced for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory (ACT) State Council, Australia. It was posted online by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA. ...
Bridging Faith and Justice: The Life and Legacy of Frederic Ozanam
In this video, DePaul University’s Matthieu Brejon de Lavergnée and Craig Mousin, together with Tamara Thrasher of the Ozanam Center in Cincinnati, OH, share their insights on the legacy of Frederic Ozanam.
Frederic Ozanam: Pioneer and Prophet
Frederic Ozanam’s practical theology foreshadowed seismic shifts in Catholic social theory 100 years into the future.
Frederic Ozanam and Social Justice
In an article that originally appeared on the website Justice Matters Ireland, Sr. Claire Sweeney, DC, writes: According to Ozanam, social justice demands that all Christians be a leaven in society. Writing to Lallier in November 1836, he says: “…if the question which...
Frederic Ozanam and Vincentian Formation
The following video examines six elements that help spiritually form the members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The text is adapted from the article “Frédéric Ozanam: Systemic Thinking, and Systemic Change," by Raymond L. Sickinger, Ph.D. Vincentian Heritage...
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.
Frederic Ozanam’s Tactical Wisdom For Today’s Society
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.
