by John Freund, CM | Jun 16, 2010 | Vincentian Family
“The call to refound the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will only be heeded if we understand a refoundation to be more than a review and revitalization of projects, no matter how wonderful the projects. In the end, all Vincentian projects are only “means” never...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 23, 2009 | Formation, Vincentian Family
Using a paper by Dr. David L. Gregory, Ph.D., entitled “Antoine Frederic Ozanam: Building the Good Society,” Dr. Raymond Sickinger, Ph.D., led a discussion on the work of Bl. Frédéric Ozanam, covering many topics rich in the Vincentian and Catholic traditions. Several...
by John Freund, CM | Oct 28, 2009 | Vincentian Family
Mrs. Raphaëlle Chevalier-Montariol, descendant of Frederic Ozanam, died on 17th of October 2009, in Paris
by John Freund, CM | Sep 4, 2009 | Collaboration, Daughters of Charity, Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Systemic change, Vincentian Family
No place to lay their heads “Ozanam House was founded in 1995 by the Lagos Catholic Archdiocese, as an initiative of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, and managed by nuns of the Daughters of Charity (Nigeria). Its primary purpose is the provision of temporary...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 17, 2009 | Formation, Vincentian Family
Stung by criticism of an atheist about the Church’s absence in the lives of the poor Frederick began a life-long journey of responding to that charge. The following post from Atheist Nexus provides something of a an update on current day perceptions of atheists...
