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Frederic's Cause for Canonization
At the Mid Year meeting of the U. S. Council, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, April, 2003, Dr. Peter Pavlov, chair of the Cause of Ozanam Committee, reported on the status of Blessed Frédéric Ozanam’s canonization. The following are remarks made by Dr. Pavlov on...
Ozanam's Feast Day Mass – Adobe Download
Among the treasures on the bi-lingual site of the National Council of the Vincent de Paul Society in Canda is a page where one can download a copy of the liturgy for the feast of Blessed Frederic as well as for the feast of St. Vincent de Paul. Both are available here...
Life of Vincent in 124 Images
The Spanish Site of the Congregation of the Mission has just posted a gallery of 124 images of the life of Vincent.Each of the thumbnail versions of pictures can be enlarged by clicking on the picture. The images are taken from a book by Félix López: "Vicente de los...
New Graphic Resources for Vincentians
The international site of the Congregation in Spanish has been significantly revised. Of note for English readers is use of many Vincentian graphics not generally known in the English-speaking world. (for example the page on the laity)In addition to these little known...
21st Century Slavery – More Prevalent Than Realized
Given Vincent's concern for those in slavery the current Issue of National Geographic (August 2003) has a powerful photographic essay . There are more slaves today (27 million) than were seized from Africa in four centuries of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The...
Of the Daughters of Charity and Tractors in Kenya
"... the biggest excitement has been the arrival of the new tractor, trailer and plough. The first work of the tractor is to bring up three tons of maize everyday to sell to the people. They buy an eighty kilo sack or just four according to their finances. Because of...
Changes in the Knights of Columbus
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, AUG. 19, 2003 (Zenit.org).- The Knights of Columbus - 121-year-old group and its new strategy for growth. In 2002, Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the organization since 2000, recently shared his views with ZENIT on the 121-year-old group and...
Fernand Portal, CM: A Pioneer of Today's Ecumenical Dialogue
Abbé Hemmer, in his 1947 book "M. Portal et l’Union des Eglises", quotes an Anglican: “Cardinal Mercier (+1926) changed the religious atmosphere of England,” and he added: “Perhaps one should say about Fr. Portal CM (+1926) that he changed something in the religious...
Sisters of St. Joan Antida – Attractive ONLINE Meeting Place
It can be reached by visiting http://www.suoredellacarita.org/english/english_gen.htm
World Youth Day 2005 to Have an Ecumenical Dimension
ROME, AUG. 21, 2003 (ZENIT.org-Avvenire).- That Germany is the host country for World Youth Day 2005 will give the event an ecumenical character, say organizers. "At this time our work consists primarily of spiritual preparation," explained Father Ulrich Hennes, who...
