A New Boy at the Royal College

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Author: Claire Sweeney DC · Year of first publication: 2012 · Source: Justice Matters Ireland.
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In his pantaloons and short jacket, Frederic Ozanam experienced a thrill of importance, knowing that he had left childhood behind him as he set out for his first day in the Royal College! He was … Read More

Louise, Letter 0001. To Monsieur Vincent

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Author: Louise de Marillac · Translator: Louise Sullivan, D.C. · Year of first publication: 1991 · Source: Spiritual Writings of Louise de Marillac. Correspondence and Thoughts. Translated from the original French edition Sainte Louise de Marillac: Ecrits Spirituels.
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June 5, 1627 Monsieur, I hope that you will excuse the liberty I am taking in telling you how impatient 1 have become because of your long absence, troubled as I am about the future … Read More

A Prophet for All Ages

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Author: Charles T. Plock, C.M. · Year of first publication: 2006 · Source: St. John's university humanities review, volumen 4.2.

Charles Plock, C. M. is currently a chaplain at St. John’s University. For the past two years he has been translating the homilies of Archbishop Romero for the Archdiocese of San Salvador that is advocating the cause for the canonization of Romero. He worked in the Republic of Panama for ten years and at St. John the Baptist Parish in Brooklyn before beginning ministry at the university.


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Introduction During the past two years I have had the privilege of translating the Sunday homilies of Archbishop Oscar A. Romero, a charismatic figure in the history of the Church of Latin America, as well … Read More

Frederic Ozanam: Early Childhood

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Author: Claire Sweeney DC · Year of first publication: 2012 · Source: Justice Matters Ireland.
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Though his baptismal certificate registers him as French, Antoine Frederic Ozanam was born in Milan in the north of Italy on the 23rd April 1813. The Ozanams moved to Lyons, France, in 1816, when Frederic … Read More

Never Lose Heart: Some practical suggestions for prayer

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Author: Robert P. Maloney, C.M. · Year of first publication: 2016 · Source: America Magazine.

Robert P. Maloney, C.M., the former 23rd superior general of the Congregation of the Mission, lives in Philadelphia. He serves as administrator for Dream, a joint project of the Community of Sant’Egidio and the Daughters of Charity for combating AIDS in Africa, and is also the chairperson of the Vincentian Family Board for Zafen, a microfinance project in Haiti.


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Like the wandering Russian in The Way of the Pilgrim, I am startled whenever I read the words of Luke’s Gospel: “Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and never … Read More

The Life of Vincent de Paul (Abelly): Book I, Chapter IX

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Author: Louis Abelly · Translator: William Quinn. · Year of first publication: 1664.
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Vincent Secretly Withdraws from the de Gondi House but Later Returns There The good opinion of all those who knew Monsieur Vincent grew abundantly. God bestowed great blessings God bestowed on his charitable enterprises and … Read More