Chapter IV: The future of the Society The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is destined to play an important part in the future of the Catholic Church in England. For it is a living … Read More
Frederic Ozanam and the Establishment of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (03)
Chapter III: The development of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul throughout the world The aims and objects of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul cannot be better set forth than in the … Read More
Louise de Marillac, a portrait. Part I: The mystery of her ancestry and youth (7)
Journeyings for Charity Her new life began with a retreat; its framework and the subjects for prayer were set down by her director. Louise had only to follow the lines laid down by him and … Read More
Frederic Ozanam and the Establishment of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (02)
Chapter II: The establishment of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in England When Ozanam returned from Lyons to Paris and commenced his lectures at the Sorbonne, he was gratified to see them attended … Read More
Louise de Marillac, a portrait. Part I: The mystery of her ancestry and youth (6)
A slow cure BUT I have anticipated. When Camus wrote this consoling letter—which was a little beside the mark—he was no longer the actual director of Louise de Marillac. The director introduced by Providence in … Read More
Frederic Ozanam and the Establishment of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (01)
Chapter I: Life of Frederic Ozanam Catholic historians of future times, when they come to pass in review the names of the men who have most distinguished themselves in the battle of the Church against … Read More
Louise de Marillac, a portrait. Part I: The mystery of her ancestry and youth (5)
She passes through a crisis of depression LOUISE was not plunged into this state of confusion and weakness all at once. She resisted temptations. She profited from her trials, striving to ground herself in humility … Read More
Frederic Ozanam’s Tactical Wisdom for Today’s Consumer Society
One of the ways a “classic” gets identified is by its aptitude to speak to ages beyond its own. The product of one era, it has an ability to bring its insight to the concerns … Read More
Louise de Marillac, a portrait. Part I: The mystery of her ancestry and youth (4)
A great marriage of convenience FOR Valence de Marillac and Catherine de’ Medici, wife of Louis de Marillac, it was no very difficult matter to find somewhere about the Court a young man with a … Read More
Louise de Marillac, a portrait. Part I: The mystery of her ancestry and youth (3)
The mystery of the ‘poor Demoiselle’ THEN LOUISE was withdrawn from the convent school at Poissy. When? Why? On whose authority? Of all those strange mysteries which abound in the childhood story of Louise de … Read More