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.
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: 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...
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.
Blessed Frederic Ozanam to be Honored at U.S. National Basilica
by Michelle Boyer | Jan 11, 2020 | News
The Blessed Frederic Ozanam Mosaic will be dedicated at the noon mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on January 26.
Frederic Ozanam and Servant Leadership
by Famvin Media Resources | Dec 27, 2019 | Formation
Frederic never aspired to a position of leadership (but in reality, he was a leader) nor did he ever attempt to utilize his position for personal gain.
Charity and Humility of Frederic Ozanam
by Famvin Media Resources | Sep 8, 2019 | Formation
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 | Sep 6, 2019 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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 | Sep 4, 2019 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Systemic change
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 | Jul 22, 2019 | Formation, Reflections, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
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.
Encounter: “The Life and Legacy of Blessed Frederic Ozanam”
by .famvin | Apr 27, 2019 | News
St. Vincent de Paul’s Ralph Middlecamp and Ray Sickinger on Catholic Faith Network Series “Encounter”
Frederic Ozanam on Almsgiving
by Famvin Media Resources | Mar 29, 2019 | Formation
In this presentation, Frederic Ozanam defends the tradition of almsgiving in the face of criticism from the Socialists of his day.
World Youth Day – From the Perspective of an Older Generation
by John Freund, CM | Jan 25, 2019 | Formation, Reflections
“Youth are needed because of their boldness and audacity, even their imprudence. They provide us with new ideas and a new way of doing things that we had never imagined.” Frederic Ozanam