by John Freund, CM | Oct 14, 2010 | Vincentian Family
Two major new sources are now available in English. An insightful biography long available on the Spanish cmglobal.org site has been translated into English. The latest issue of the Vincentian Heritage Journal has four fine articles devoted to Ozanam. Click Read...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 7, 2010 | Vincentian Family
“I would like to circle the globe with a band of charity.” We know Frederic but he is yet a man to be discovered. In the age of the internet his words have a prophetic ring perhaps even he could not have imagined. Please click “Read More” to...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 30, 2010 | Vincentian Family
At VirtualVins there is an interesting discussion underway about a project to foster translation into English of some of the writings of Frederick. If you are a native French-speaker and can offer some help please visit the VirtualVins discussion group and login or...
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...
