Over the next four weeks we are going to reflect on a full article by Ozanam, which is among Frederic’s most outstanding. On Almsgiving, Part 1.
Frederic Ozanam
Bl. Frédéric Ozanam’s Canonization Process Takes a Step Forward
by Vincentian Family Office | October 3, 2020 | News, Society of St. Vincent de Paul | 1 Comment
On September 24th, the Feast of Our Lady of Ransom, the local phase (where a local diocese directs the process) of the inquiry on the alleged miracle ascribed to Bl. Antoine-Frédéric Ozanam was concluded after conducting a thorough 11-month investigation.
Vincentian Prayer Images: Doing What We Can
by John Freund, CM | September 15, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
What holds me back from doing what I can? Do I pray that we live this heritage today?
Seeing Potential and Fostering It In Young People
by John Freund, CM | September 11, 2020 | Formation, Reflections | 3 Comments
It has been written of Frederic Ozanam: “While innovators wore themselves out with theories for changing the world, these young men set about climbing up to the floors where the misery of the poor hid.”
Vincentian Prayer Images: Frederic Ozanam and Concern for Workers
by John Freund, CM | September 8, 2020 | Formation, Reflections, Vincentian Family | 0 Comments
The juxtaposition of Labor Day (9/7) and the feast of Blessed Frederic (9/8) can give us much to pray about.
Let Us Look Outward …
by Javier F. Chento | Dec 7, 2020 | Formation, Reflections
The petrine ministry was never simple and the same could be said today. Let us esteem the ministry of those pontiffs who in the midst of complex times raised their voice and spoke clearly and fearlessly.
Les Miserables – Vincentian Influences and Reflections
by John Freund, CM | Nov 27, 2020 | Formation, Justice and Peace, Reflections
Les Miserables strikes a chord in Vincentians when they hear… To love another person is to see the face of God. Victor Hugo admired Vincent de Paul. He based the character of the Bishop on Vincent de Paul.
The Legacy of Frederic Ozanam
by .famvin | Sep 2, 2018 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Get involved and be part of this legacy!
Three-part Ozanam Series
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 17, 2018 | Formation
You may never have seen these, but they could be the basis for a three-part Ozanam series for formation! Get the group together!
Young People are the Future … and the Present! • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | Jul 16, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
If it is helpful for young people to meet friends and brothers, it is essential for the Society to recruit its members among the Youth. Fourteen years ago, the Society was born: it must not get old as its founders grow old and charity becomes a routine practice. Youth...
Award for Sickinger’s “Antoine Frédéric Ozanam”
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Jul 14, 2018 | Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
Catholic Press Association of USA and Canada says that Frédéric Ozanam could very well be the Shakespeare of the indigent.
A Patron Saint to Imitate and Invoke • A Weekly reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | Jul 9, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
A patron saint is not, in fact, a trivial insignia for a Society, such as a St. Denis or St. Nicholas for an inn. Nor is it an honorable name under which a good impression can be made before the religious world: it is a model that we must strive to live, as he himself...
Love is the Only Rule • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | Jul 2, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
The only rule to be considered for human actions is that of love: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God above all things, and thy neighbor as thyself"; magnificent law that recognizes three principles of human actions: —the infinite love of God, immense, without limits;...
Let Us Put Our Faith Under the Shelter of Charity • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | Jun 4, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
At that time, a number of philosophical and heterodox doctrines were stirring around us, and we felt the desire and need to strengthen our faith amid the attacks that came from the various schools of false science. Some of our young friends were materialistic; some...
Let’s Take Care of the People • A Weekly Reflection with Ozanam
by Javier F. Chento | May 28, 2018 | Formation, Reflections
When I say "Let us go over to the barbarians," I am asking that we do as Pope [Pius IX], that we [...] deal with the people, who have too many needs and few rights, who rightly demand a greater part in public affairs, guarantees for work and against the misery, that...
Ozanam: Inspired By Love
by Famvin Media Resources | Apr 22, 2018 | Formation, Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Young Frederic Ozanam was struck by a basic insight: Christianity is not about ideas, but about deeds inspired by love.