by John Freund, CM | Apr 30, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The NCR writes “Giuseppe Toniolo is now the first economist ever beatified by the Catholic church.” Little known is that he was an active member and advisor of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. He is another one of the figures who was influenced by the...
by Famvin Media Resources | Feb 23, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The international site of the Society St. Vincent dePaul announces 2013 – 200th anniversary of the birth of Ozanam. “For your information, we will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederic Ozanam in 2013. A committee is currently preparing...
by John Freund, CM | Feb 5, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The Spanish site Somos has posted a 1958  biography “The Brave Never Die: A Story of Frederick Ozanam” by Brother Roberto (Muller), C.S.C. http://somos.vicencianos.org/blog/2012/09/the-brave-never-die-a-story-of-frederick-ozanam-chapter-1/...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 26, 2011 | Vincentian Family
No Time Like Now- the Life and Times of Frederic Ozanam. This video puts Frederic squarely in the life and times of a country facing massive social change. In doing so it presents a side of Frederic that is perhaps too little appreciated. There is much food for...
by John Freund, CM | Sep 8, 2011 | Vincentian Family
He wrote to his his elder brother, Father Alphonse: “The priests must give up their little bourgeois parishes: their flocks are an elite in the midst of a vast population that they do not know…” and again: “You are not carrying out your true...