Chapter 3 – The Spirit of Gospel and St. Vincent de Paul Frederic Ozanam is appropriately buried in the crypt of the Church of St. Joseph des Carmes which adjoins and serves the students attending … Read More
Frédéric Ozanam, A Layman for Now. Chapter 2
Chapter 2 – Biographical Sketch Frederic Ozanam was born on April 23, 1813 in Milan, Italy. He was the fifth child of fourteen born to Jean-Antoine- Francoise and Marie Nantas Ozanam, ardent French Catholics of … Read More
Frédéric Ozanam, A Layman for Now. Chapter 1
Introduction The joys and the hopes, the griefs and the anxieties of the men of this age, especially those who are poor or in any way afflicted, these too are joys and hopes, the griefs … Read More
Frederic Ozanam: Apostle of Charity and Reconciliation
In the midst of the complexity and the crises of the nineteenth century a group from among the children of the Church revealed with great clarity that the following of Jesus Christ had social implications. … Read More
Continuity and Renewal of the Vincentian Spirit: Blessed Frederic Ozanam
Despite the passage of two centuries that separated their lives, there are some curious similarities between the lives of Vincent de Paul and Frederic Ozanam that justify the title of this presentation. Even though they … Read More
The Brave Never Die: A Story of Frederic Ozanam. Chapter 6
CHAPTER SIX A pleasant house was found in Paris and the lectures of the brilliant young professor soon began. His first one was probably the most painful. Always shy and clumsy, Ozanam feared going into … Read More
The Brave Never Die: A Story of Frederic Ozanam. Chapter 5
CHAPTER FIVE After his father’s death, Frederic had to care for his mother, who was no longer young or in good health. His younger brother, Charles, was in college and needed funds for his food, … Read More
The Brave Never Die: A Story of Frederic Ozanam. Chapter 4
CHAPTER FOUR In the person of Father Marduel, Frederic found a saintly confessor. The priest was nearly blind when Ozanum was introduced to him and he was no longer able to say his Office. For … Read More
The Brave Never Die: A Story of Frederic Ozanam. Chapter 3
CHAPTER THREE Frederic Ozanam grew to manhood in troubled times. During his three years as a clerk for Mr. Coulet, the people of France were in a constant state of confusion and rebellion. In July … Read More
The Brave Never Die: A Story of Frederic Ozanam. Chapter 2
CHAPTER TWO A large lecture hall of the College of Lyons was filled with chattering young people. Silent in their midst was a fifteen-year-old, Frederic Ozanam, who could overhear the conversations of those near him. … Read More