Frederic Ozanam lived a life of holiness through his deep faith and service to others. He was raised in a devout Catholic family who taught him to love God and serve the poor. Throughout his life, he remained deeply committed to his faith through prayer and devotion, even in times of doubt. As a husband and father, he strived to help his family grow in faith and virtue. Ozanam saw serving the poor as serving Christ, and founded the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to provide direct aid to those in need as a reflection of God's love. He remained a devoted defender of the Catholic Church and placed his talents and intellect at the service of spreading the truth of the faith. O
This document provides details about important locations and events in the life of St. Vincent de Paul, the founder of the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity. It describes St. Vincent's childhood home and schooling, his ordination, early parish assignments, the experience that inspired him to establish the Confraternities of Charity, and his founding of organizations to aid the poor, sick, and orphaned. The document also mentions St. Vincent's work providing relief during times of war and his interactions with Cardinal Richelieu regarding the plight of the poor in France.
Genuine Christian spirituality is the lived Gospel in response to a contemporary cultural situation. The contemporary relevance of any Christian spirituality is illumined by its past heritage (as Ozanam was informed by Vincent).
Source:
The religious experience of Saint Vincent de Paul
José María Román, C.M. • Third Asian Vincentian Institute
(Mother House, Paris, September-December 2006).
Images: Depaul Image Acrhive
The document is a call to charity from St. Vincent de Paul Parish to support their mission project in Haiti. It summarizes the poverty in Haiti, with most people living on less than $2 a day. The project supports education for over 1,000 children through 10 schools, providing meals and teacher salaries. It asks parishioners to pray, fast and donate to help address needs like school buildings, medical clinics and allowing children to attend high school.
Fr. Robert P. Maloney, C.M. offers a few reflections on Vincent's capacity to unite action and contemplation. From an article that originally appeared in Vincentiana (https://via.library.depaul.edu/vincentiana/vol44/iss2/13)
Frederic Ozanam lived a life of holiness through his deep faith and service to others. He was raised in a devout Catholic family who taught him to love God and serve the poor. Throughout his life, he remained deeply committed to his faith through prayer and devotion, even in times of doubt. As a husband and father, he strived to help his family grow in faith and virtue. Ozanam saw serving the poor as serving Christ, and founded the Society of St. Vincent de Paul to provide direct aid to those in need as a reflection of God's love. He remained a devoted defender of the Catholic Church and placed his talents and intellect at the service of spreading the truth of the faith. O
This document provides details about important locations and events in the life of St. Vincent de Paul, the founder of the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity. It describes St. Vincent's childhood home and schooling, his ordination, early parish assignments, the experience that inspired him to establish the Confraternities of Charity, and his founding of organizations to aid the poor, sick, and orphaned. The document also mentions St. Vincent's work providing relief during times of war and his interactions with Cardinal Richelieu regarding the plight of the poor in France.
Genuine Christian spirituality is the lived Gospel in response to a contemporary cultural situation. The contemporary relevance of any Christian spirituality is illumined by its past heritage (as Ozanam was informed by Vincent).
Source:
The religious experience of Saint Vincent de Paul
José María Román, C.M. • Third Asian Vincentian Institute
(Mother House, Paris, September-December 2006).
Images: Depaul Image Acrhive
The document is a call to charity from St. Vincent de Paul Parish to support their mission project in Haiti. It summarizes the poverty in Haiti, with most people living on less than $2 a day. The project supports education for over 1,000 children through 10 schools, providing meals and teacher salaries. It asks parishioners to pray, fast and donate to help address needs like school buildings, medical clinics and allowing children to attend high school.
Fr. Robert P. Maloney, C.M. offers a few reflections on Vincent's capacity to unite action and contemplation. From an article that originally appeared in Vincentiana (https://via.library.depaul.edu/vincentiana/vol44/iss2/13)
Fr. Marcantonio Durando, CM invited the Vincentian Family to (1) revive the spirituality of St. Vincent de Paul through popular missions, clergy formation, raising up vocations, and collaborating with the laity; (2) be faithful to Vincentian virtues like humility, simplicity, and charity through ordinary ministry; and (3) rethink their presence through creativity during times of transition, collaborating with all people, and trusting in Divine Providence while addressing problems.
St. Vincent de Paul's openness to involving the laity in the charitable activity of the Church. Based on "The Laity and M. Vincent," by J.-P. Renouard, C.M., Vincentiana: Vol. 39 : No. 4 , Article 4.
Available at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/vincentiana/vol39/iss4/4
Collaboration of Sts. Louise de Marillac and Vincent de Paul: Differing Personalities Brought Together According to God’s Plan. From an article by S. Louise Sullivan, DC.
The original apostolates of the Congregation of the Mission included missions, care for travelers and pilgrims, formation of the clergy through seminaries and conferences, serving the laity through preaching and charitable works, overseas missions in places like Ireland and Madagascar, emergency relief work, supporting the Daughters of Charity, caring for the mentally ill at Saint Lazare, accepting small parishes as a source of funds, and establishing financial bases through farms, abbeys, and other sources of income. Some early works like seminaries in Périgueux and Alet did not succeed long-term. After St. Vincent's death, the Congregation took on additional works like education, royal chaplaincies,
How St. Vincent de Paul is a model of the virtue of simplicity. An example for us in our modern world where there is a massive disconnect between image and substance.
Through the works of St. Vincent and St. Louise, the poor became visible and saw hope. Their journey was one of beholding the poor in ever expanding ways, from their small parish to becoming universal. Their view of the poor deepened over time, going from beholding Christ in the poor to beholding the poor in Christ. Pope Francis, like St. Vincent and St. Louise before him, has brought greater attention to Catholic Social Teaching and helping people to see the world through the eyes of the poor.
The Vincentian Family began 400 years ago with Saint Vincent de Paul establishing three institutions - the Ladies of Charity, the Congregation of the Mission, and the Daughters of Charity - to serve the poor. Over four centuries, the Vincentian Family has grown significantly around the world while remaining dedicated to its founding mission. Today, there are millions of members across many branches collaborating through various initiatives and forming partnerships to creatively address the needs of those living in poverty.
Frederic Ozanam founded the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in 1833 with six other friends in Paris. The Society was directed by laymen rather than priests, which caused some distrust from clergy. However, Bishop Eugene de Mazenod supported the Society, which then spread rapidly. Joseph Emmanuel Bailly, who ran a Catholic newspaper, provided meeting space and guidance for the young founders. He introduced them to Sister Rosalie Rendu, who provided the first list of families in need. The Society formalized their approach in the first Rule, likely drafted with input from Ozanam and others. The spirituality of the Society, as inspired by Ozanam, focused on sanctification through
St. Louise de Marillac summarizes the work of the Ladies of Charity in visiting and caring for the sick poor at the Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Paris. She notes that through the guidance of St. Vincent de Paul, the Ladies recognized the spiritual and physical needs of the poor and provided relief charitably. Their work brought many sick persons to salvation and was an example throughout France. St. Louise argues that the good works of the Ladies in helping the sick should continue into the future.
Giuseppina Nicoli was born in Italy in 1863 and became a Daughter of Charity. She was sent to Sardinia in 1885 where she taught young women and cared for orphans. She later served as superior of an orphanage in Sassari where she expanded charitable works. In 1914, she was sent to a nursery school in Cagliari where she cared for poor children and "basket boys" who scavenged for work. She welcomed them with motherly affection and guided them spiritually. Sister Nicoli dedicated her life to serving the poor until her death in 1924 and was beatified for her charity.
Vincent de Paul was not born holy but rather started as an average priest who transformed through a long process of spiritual struggles and works of charity. He had several religious experiences that shaped his vocation, including identifying with a tempted priest and taking on his spiritual suffering, which led Vincent to devote himself fully to acts of charity. Through serving the poor in hospitals, he discovered the power of charity to overcome doubt. He then founded organizations to address the physical and spiritual needs of the poor, combining preaching, charity work, and organizations like the Confraternities of Charity. These experiences defined Vincent's understanding of Christianity as remedying the poor's hunger for both food and the word of God.
400th Anniversary of Vincentian Charism & life of St Vincent De Paulsaintvincentchurch
Saint Vincent de Paul was born in 1581 in a small village in southern France to a peasant family. In the early 1600s, significant events sparked the Vincentian Charism of serving the poor. Vincent was a tutor for the wealthy Gondi family when he was asked to hear the confession of a dying servant on their estate, inspiring him to preach about confession and reconciliation. He went on to found the Congregation of the Mission to serve the rural poor and organized the first Confraternity of Charity to more effectively aid a sick family, laying the foundation for the Daughters of Charity and Ladies of Charity. The Vincentian charism of serving those in need through organized charity continues today through various groups that
1) St. Vincent de Paul made multiple attempts over several decades to establish a Catholic mission on the island of Madagascar, but faced many hardships as most missionaries died soon after arriving.
2) Despite the deaths of the missionaries, St. Vincent recognized God's call for the Vincentians to evangelize in Madagascar and continued sending missionaries there, believing their efforts would help establish God's kingdom for the people of Madagascar.
3) St. Vincent provided guidance and support to the missionaries through letters, but also acknowledged the incomprehensibility of God's plans when the missionaries faced difficulties and death. He maintained the mission was God's will despite the challenges.
Frederic Ozanam was the founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and exemplified servant leadership. Though he never held an official leadership position, Frederic was widely seen as the leader of the Society. He focused his life on serving others, including his family, students, and members of the Society. Frederic worked to better the lives of the most vulnerable Parisians and encouraged the growth of the Society and its service to the poor. He believed in using non-violent persuasion and bringing people together to create social change.
Vincent de Paul affirmed serving all people by meeting both their spiritual and physical needs. Centuries later, the Church continues to teach the importance of integral salvation that addresses the whole person.
For Vincent de Paul, encounters with the poor mediated his experience of God. Pope Benedict XVI also expressed that we find God in serving our neighbor, especially the least among us.
While women had lower status in Vincent's time, he opened new roles for them in charitable organizations, going against cultural norms. Centuries later, Pope John Paul II praised Jesus for honoring women's dignity, showing the Church continues promoting respect for women.
This document provides an overview of Vincentian spirituality and theology. It discusses key aspects of Vincentian spirituality including its characteristics, themes in St. John Gabriel Perboyre's spirituality, and identifiers of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac's charism. The document also covers topics like evangelization, the Church's mission, motivation for evangelization, and the new evangelization. It compares classical and new evangelization and discusses how the new evangelization is distinct. The document prompts reflection on developing strategies for new evangelization within the Vincentian Family.
This document provides a summary of key events in the early life and formative years of St. Vincent de Paul from 1581-1617. It describes his humble origins, education, struggles with shame over his background, and eventual calling to serve the poor. It highlights his ordination, early ministry experiences, mentorship under Pierre de Berulle, work with Marguerite de Valois, and establishment of the first Confraternity of Charity in 1617 to care for the sick poor. The summary focuses on the people and circumstances that influenced St. Vincent's conversion and development into a renowned advocate for the poor.
The document summarizes the origins and growth of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul from its founding in 1833 in Paris by six young Catholic men seeking to help the poor. It describes how they were guided by Sister Rosalie Rendu to provide direct aid and visit families in need. Their work expanded over time, collaborating with public agencies and the Vincentian Family worldwide to establish additional services like food assistance, housing, advocacy, and programs for prisoners and unemployed workers. The Society grew from its humble beginnings through collaboration with others who shared its mission of serving people living in poverty.
The document discusses indulgences, which provide remission of temporal punishment for sins whose guilt and eternal punishment have already been forgiven. There are two kinds of indulgences - plenary, which provides complete remission, and partial, which provides limited remission. Indulgences can be gained for oneself or others, both living and dead. To gain a plenary jubilee indulgence for oneself or a dead person requires visiting a designated church, confession, participating in Mass, praying for the Pope's intentions, and performing works of charity on the same day. The indulgence can only be acquired once per day.
Fr. Marcantonio Durando, CM invited the Vincentian Family to (1) revive the spirituality of St. Vincent de Paul through popular missions, clergy formation, raising up vocations, and collaborating with the laity; (2) be faithful to Vincentian virtues like humility, simplicity, and charity through ordinary ministry; and (3) rethink their presence through creativity during times of transition, collaborating with all people, and trusting in Divine Providence while addressing problems.
St. Vincent de Paul's openness to involving the laity in the charitable activity of the Church. Based on "The Laity and M. Vincent," by J.-P. Renouard, C.M., Vincentiana: Vol. 39 : No. 4 , Article 4.
Available at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/vincentiana/vol39/iss4/4
Collaboration of Sts. Louise de Marillac and Vincent de Paul: Differing Personalities Brought Together According to God’s Plan. From an article by S. Louise Sullivan, DC.
The original apostolates of the Congregation of the Mission included missions, care for travelers and pilgrims, formation of the clergy through seminaries and conferences, serving the laity through preaching and charitable works, overseas missions in places like Ireland and Madagascar, emergency relief work, supporting the Daughters of Charity, caring for the mentally ill at Saint Lazare, accepting small parishes as a source of funds, and establishing financial bases through farms, abbeys, and other sources of income. Some early works like seminaries in Périgueux and Alet did not succeed long-term. After St. Vincent's death, the Congregation took on additional works like education, royal chaplaincies,
How St. Vincent de Paul is a model of the virtue of simplicity. An example for us in our modern world where there is a massive disconnect between image and substance.
Through the works of St. Vincent and St. Louise, the poor became visible and saw hope. Their journey was one of beholding the poor in ever expanding ways, from their small parish to becoming universal. Their view of the poor deepened over time, going from beholding Christ in the poor to beholding the poor in Christ. Pope Francis, like St. Vincent and St. Louise before him, has brought greater attention to Catholic Social Teaching and helping people to see the world through the eyes of the poor.
The Vincentian Family began 400 years ago with Saint Vincent de Paul establishing three institutions - the Ladies of Charity, the Congregation of the Mission, and the Daughters of Charity - to serve the poor. Over four centuries, the Vincentian Family has grown significantly around the world while remaining dedicated to its founding mission. Today, there are millions of members across many branches collaborating through various initiatives and forming partnerships to creatively address the needs of those living in poverty.
Frederic Ozanam founded the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in 1833 with six other friends in Paris. The Society was directed by laymen rather than priests, which caused some distrust from clergy. However, Bishop Eugene de Mazenod supported the Society, which then spread rapidly. Joseph Emmanuel Bailly, who ran a Catholic newspaper, provided meeting space and guidance for the young founders. He introduced them to Sister Rosalie Rendu, who provided the first list of families in need. The Society formalized their approach in the first Rule, likely drafted with input from Ozanam and others. The spirituality of the Society, as inspired by Ozanam, focused on sanctification through
St. Louise de Marillac summarizes the work of the Ladies of Charity in visiting and caring for the sick poor at the Hôtel-Dieu hospital in Paris. She notes that through the guidance of St. Vincent de Paul, the Ladies recognized the spiritual and physical needs of the poor and provided relief charitably. Their work brought many sick persons to salvation and was an example throughout France. St. Louise argues that the good works of the Ladies in helping the sick should continue into the future.
Giuseppina Nicoli was born in Italy in 1863 and became a Daughter of Charity. She was sent to Sardinia in 1885 where she taught young women and cared for orphans. She later served as superior of an orphanage in Sassari where she expanded charitable works. In 1914, she was sent to a nursery school in Cagliari where she cared for poor children and "basket boys" who scavenged for work. She welcomed them with motherly affection and guided them spiritually. Sister Nicoli dedicated her life to serving the poor until her death in 1924 and was beatified for her charity.
Vincent de Paul was not born holy but rather started as an average priest who transformed through a long process of spiritual struggles and works of charity. He had several religious experiences that shaped his vocation, including identifying with a tempted priest and taking on his spiritual suffering, which led Vincent to devote himself fully to acts of charity. Through serving the poor in hospitals, he discovered the power of charity to overcome doubt. He then founded organizations to address the physical and spiritual needs of the poor, combining preaching, charity work, and organizations like the Confraternities of Charity. These experiences defined Vincent's understanding of Christianity as remedying the poor's hunger for both food and the word of God.
400th Anniversary of Vincentian Charism & life of St Vincent De Paulsaintvincentchurch
Saint Vincent de Paul was born in 1581 in a small village in southern France to a peasant family. In the early 1600s, significant events sparked the Vincentian Charism of serving the poor. Vincent was a tutor for the wealthy Gondi family when he was asked to hear the confession of a dying servant on their estate, inspiring him to preach about confession and reconciliation. He went on to found the Congregation of the Mission to serve the rural poor and organized the first Confraternity of Charity to more effectively aid a sick family, laying the foundation for the Daughters of Charity and Ladies of Charity. The Vincentian charism of serving those in need through organized charity continues today through various groups that
1) St. Vincent de Paul made multiple attempts over several decades to establish a Catholic mission on the island of Madagascar, but faced many hardships as most missionaries died soon after arriving.
2) Despite the deaths of the missionaries, St. Vincent recognized God's call for the Vincentians to evangelize in Madagascar and continued sending missionaries there, believing their efforts would help establish God's kingdom for the people of Madagascar.
3) St. Vincent provided guidance and support to the missionaries through letters, but also acknowledged the incomprehensibility of God's plans when the missionaries faced difficulties and death. He maintained the mission was God's will despite the challenges.
Frederic Ozanam was the founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and exemplified servant leadership. Though he never held an official leadership position, Frederic was widely seen as the leader of the Society. He focused his life on serving others, including his family, students, and members of the Society. Frederic worked to better the lives of the most vulnerable Parisians and encouraged the growth of the Society and its service to the poor. He believed in using non-violent persuasion and bringing people together to create social change.
Vincent de Paul affirmed serving all people by meeting both their spiritual and physical needs. Centuries later, the Church continues to teach the importance of integral salvation that addresses the whole person.
For Vincent de Paul, encounters with the poor mediated his experience of God. Pope Benedict XVI also expressed that we find God in serving our neighbor, especially the least among us.
While women had lower status in Vincent's time, he opened new roles for them in charitable organizations, going against cultural norms. Centuries later, Pope John Paul II praised Jesus for honoring women's dignity, showing the Church continues promoting respect for women.
This document provides an overview of Vincentian spirituality and theology. It discusses key aspects of Vincentian spirituality including its characteristics, themes in St. John Gabriel Perboyre's spirituality, and identifiers of St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac's charism. The document also covers topics like evangelization, the Church's mission, motivation for evangelization, and the new evangelization. It compares classical and new evangelization and discusses how the new evangelization is distinct. The document prompts reflection on developing strategies for new evangelization within the Vincentian Family.
This document provides a summary of key events in the early life and formative years of St. Vincent de Paul from 1581-1617. It describes his humble origins, education, struggles with shame over his background, and eventual calling to serve the poor. It highlights his ordination, early ministry experiences, mentorship under Pierre de Berulle, work with Marguerite de Valois, and establishment of the first Confraternity of Charity in 1617 to care for the sick poor. The summary focuses on the people and circumstances that influenced St. Vincent's conversion and development into a renowned advocate for the poor.
The document summarizes the origins and growth of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul from its founding in 1833 in Paris by six young Catholic men seeking to help the poor. It describes how they were guided by Sister Rosalie Rendu to provide direct aid and visit families in need. Their work expanded over time, collaborating with public agencies and the Vincentian Family worldwide to establish additional services like food assistance, housing, advocacy, and programs for prisoners and unemployed workers. The Society grew from its humble beginnings through collaboration with others who shared its mission of serving people living in poverty.
The document discusses indulgences, which provide remission of temporal punishment for sins whose guilt and eternal punishment have already been forgiven. There are two kinds of indulgences - plenary, which provides complete remission, and partial, which provides limited remission. Indulgences can be gained for oneself or others, both living and dead. To gain a plenary jubilee indulgence for oneself or a dead person requires visiting a designated church, confession, participating in Mass, praying for the Pope's intentions, and performing works of charity on the same day. The indulgence can only be acquired once per day.
This document discusses zakat (alms-giving) management in Indonesia. It begins with an abstract that outlines how zakat has historically been a source of Islamic social welfare, and analyzes its religious teachings and practices in Indonesia. The document then provides a literature review that defines key concepts related to zakat and Islamic social welfare efforts. This includes defining zakat, other elements of Islamic welfare like infaq and waqf, and discussing zakat institutions in Indonesia and problems with government regulation of zakat. It concludes by discussing the role of Rumah Zakat Indonesia, a private zakat collecting institution, in improving welfare through philanthropic activities.
This document discusses the development of Christianity and its relationship with philosophy from its origins to the Protestant Reformation. It covers key figures like Philo, Saint Paul, Plotinus, Saint Augustine, Muhammad, Aquinas, Luther, and Calvin. Major themes discussed include the confrontation of Greek reason with Jewish religion, the rise of logic and systematic theology, shifting views of God's relationship with humanity and the problem of evil, and the emphasis on individual salvation through faith or works.
The document discusses the virtue of liberality, defined as freely giving or spending. It provides several reasons why developing this virtue is important: to please God, be like God, bless others, and shine one's light to glorify God. When giving, one must have the proper attitude - not giving to be seen by others, grudgingly, or with greed, but cheerfully, desiring to help others, and to please God. Developing liberality leads to blessings from God.
Famine is a significant problem for many developing countries despite a global food surplus. Famine results from a shortage or inability to obtain food, often due to drought causing low food production. It occurs mainly in rural areas where farming and livestock are the primary means of livelihood. Nearly 30 million Africans could face famine in the coming months, with the horn of Africa, southern Africa, and the Sahel region of West Africa most at risk. Causes of famine in Africa include drought, lack of self-sufficiency requiring imports, armed conflict, environmental degradation, and climate change.
This document summarizes several Gram positive and Gram negative bacilli of medical importance, including Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Bacillus anthracis, Salmonella, Shigella, E. coli, Klebsiella, Proteus, and Yersinia pestis. It describes their morphology, pathogenicity, diseases caused, specimen collection and testing methods, and appearance on common culture media such as blood agar, MacConkey agar, and Hektoen agar. Key identification characteristics include diphtheria's "Chinese letters" morphology, anthrax's spore formation, Salmonella's black-centered colonies on IS media, and Proteus's swarming growth pattern.
This document summarizes key microbiological characteristics of gram positive cocci including staphylococci and streptococci. It describes how staphylococci such as Staphylococcus aureus appear as golden yellow colonies with beta hemolysis on blood agar and are catalase positive. It also discusses the coagulase test to differentiate S. aureus from other staphylococci. For streptococci such as Streptococcus pyogenes, it notes their appearance as pinpoint colonies with wide beta hemolysis on blood agar. The document also briefly mentions Lancefield grouping and characteristics of common pathogenic strains of S. pyogenes and S. agalactiae.
Emmanuel Bailly was a Catholic lay leader in 19th century Paris who mentored university students and founded charitable organizations. He provided key support and guidance to the founders of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in its early years:
1) Bailly hosted meetings of the "Conference of History" where Frederic Ozanam and others first discussed starting a charitable organization.
2) He allowed them to use his newspaper's office for their first meeting to establish the Society.
3) Bailly served as the Society's first president, providing stable leadership, guidance navigating political obstacles, and sharing his knowledge of St. Vincent de Paul's teachings.
4) His experience leading
This document provides an introduction and guidelines for a medical microbiology laboratory course. It outlines the learning objectives and expectations for each lab exercise. Strict safety procedures are reviewed, including proper disposal of materials and hand washing. Guidelines are provided for laboratory conduct, including maintaining an organized work area and following instructions. The document also reviews basic microbiology topics like binomial nomenclature and metric units commonly used in measurements of microorganisms.
This document provides information on microbiological laboratory techniques for water quality analysis. It discusses methods for culturing microorganisms using solid and liquid media, as well as aseptic techniques and sterilization procedures. Methods covered include identifying bacteria, enumerating bacterial populations through plate counts and MPN estimation, and following good laboratory practices. The document is part of a training module on microbiological analysis techniques for professionals analyzing coliform bacteria as indicators of water quality.
The document provides advice on what NOT to do when creating a presentation. It advises against putting all text from your speech on slides, as it will lead to crowded, boring slides. It also warns against grammatical errors, distracting backgrounds, excessive bullet points, hard to read fonts, unnecessary sounds, and using Comic Sans font. The document emphasizes keeping the audience engaged and not overloading them with poorly organized information.
1) The document discusses starvation and obesity. It summarizes the metabolic changes that occur in different organs during fasting, including increased gluconeogenesis and fatty acid oxidation in the liver and increased lipolysis in adipose tissue.
2) Obesity is assessed through BMI, waist-to-hip ratio, the number and size of fat cells, and regional fat deposition. Abdominal fat is more metabolically active and linked to insulin resistance.
3) Genetic and environmental factors both contribute to obesity risk. Metabolic complications of obesity include dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance, and insulin resistance in liver, muscle and fat tissue.
This document discusses eye contact as a non-verbal form of communication for presenters. It defines eye contact as when two people look directly into each other's eyes. Maintaining eye contact creates an invisible connection between presenters and their audience, allowing presenters to better engage people and involve them in the presentation. The document provides tips for presenters to improve their eye contact, such as practicing presentations in front of a mirror, making eye contact with individuals or sections of the audience, and moving eye contact randomly between people.
The document discusses the Safe Motherhood Initiative, which aims to reduce deaths and illnesses among women and infants in developing countries by improving access to family planning services, maternal healthcare, and education. It was launched in 1987 with the goal of cutting maternal deaths in half by 2000. The initiative promotes primary healthcare, antenatal care, clean and safe delivery services, essential newborn care, and postnatal services. It also aims to monitor health services and conduct research to generate best practices. The document outlines support for Safe Motherhood initiatives through events in India to raise awareness of maternal health issues.
This document provides information about a CD called "The Blessing Tree" by Alex Cook and Ben Vaughan. It expresses thanks to Alex Cook and Ben Vaughan for permission to use music from the CD in a slideshow. It also provides the website www.stonebalancer.com and email address to purchase the CD or book a live performance by Alex Cook.
This slideshow focus on the challenges associated with expatriate management. It divided into five parts: expatriate selection, expatriate Training &development,expatriate compensation,repatriates retention and a case study about P&G Expatriate Program.
1) Frédéric Ozanam formed the Conference of Charity after being challenged to live out his Catholic faith through acts of service. This group provided aid to the poor in Paris and reflected on their experiences.
2) Through visiting those in need, Ozanam and other members of the Conference learned firsthand about the extent of poverty in Paris. They saw extreme hardship, including families living without furniture or even beds.
3) Ozanam believed experiences of service were vital for understanding poverty and its causes. Rather than relying on theories, he felt one must interact with and learn from those living in poverty.
Recognizing the salvific force those living in poverty have in Christ, and putting them at the center of the Church. The poor call us to ponder the mysterious wisdom of God, often revealed to us by their very lives.
based on the writings of: Celestino Fernández, CM
- the image of a Vincentian Evangelizer
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The document provides an overview of parish social ministry skill development over 5 sessions:
1. The first session covers the foundation and vision of parish social ministry, including its mission rooted in Catholic social teaching and serving the basic needs of the poor.
2. Subsequent sessions will cover perceptions and listening skills, intake/assessment and follow up, community resources, and special needs advocacy.
3. The foundation of parish social ministry is grounded in Scripture, natural law, tradition and the Church's ongoing social doctrine developed through papal encyclicals seeking economic and social justice.
4. The vision is to build compassionate Christian communities that fulfill the Church's mission to love and care for one another, especially
The document discusses the origins and founding of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul by Frederic Ozanam in 1833 in Paris, France. It describes how Ozanam and a group of students were challenged by an anti-Christian peer to prove their faith through works and charity. They established the first Conference of Charity to aid the poor, placing it under the patronage of St. Vincent de Paul. The group expanded across France and Europe, establishing Conferences to provide both spiritual and material relief. It highlights Ozanam's vision for an international charitable organization and discusses the Society's continued mission of serving the poor around the world today in over 130 countries.
This document discusses the Christian social tradition and Passionist spirituality and ministry. It provides background on the Passionist religious community founded in 1741, their focus on remembering the Passion of Jesus Christ through prayer and service. It explains how Passionist spirituality involves contemplating Christ's suffering to cultivate compassion for those suffering today, and their vow to bring attention to injustices like what Jesus faced. Their ministries aim to work for justice, peace, and serve those in need according to Catholic social teaching.
The document invites reflection on turning the medal over to understand Vincentian charity from a new perspective. It summarizes Vincent de Paul's teaching that one must not judge the poor by outward appearances alone, but see in them a representation of Christ's suffering, and regard them with the esteem Christ held for them. True Vincentian service requires confronting reality, understanding systems that perpetuate poverty, and serving the poor through the light of faith, seeing Christ in each person. It calls readers to commit to clothing themselves in Christ's spirit and serving the poor with compassion.
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The document discusses the importance of listening to others, especially the poor. It contains several quotes:
1) Dietrich Bonhoeffer says listening to others is the first service we owe to the community, just as God listens to us, and if we stop listening to our brothers we will stop listening to God.
2) Another quote says many Christians are talking when they should be listening, as listening can be a greater service than speaking.
3) A section discusses how we tend to insulate ourselves from the poor through things like media, failing to truly listen to their cries for help.
The document emphasizes the importance of listening to the poor above other priorities or mandates, as Christ prioritized
The third reason for Saint Vincent de Paul to be considered a key figure in the history of the holiness of the Church: his style of living his vocation. Based on the article The religious experience of saint Vincent de Paul by José María Román, C.M.. • Third Asian Vincentian Institute (Mother House, Paris, September-December 2006).
Jesus was the one in which gentiles will hopeGLENN PEASE
The document discusses the relationship between strong and weak Christians and their duties to one another. It says:
1) Strong Christians should bear the infirmities and burdens of weaker Christians rather than judging or despising them. This reflects Christ's example of sacrifice and builds up the weaker members.
2) By receiving help graciously, weaker Christians can have their understanding and faith strengthened.
3) Mutual acceptance and assistance helps unite the church despite differences, as Christians focus on their shared faith in Christ rather than divisions.
Vincent de Paul established organizations to care for those who were suffering and marginalized in his time. He taught that service must be provided with love, respect, impartiality, and action on behalf of social justice. Specifically, Vincent stressed the importance of (1) caring for the sick in their homes, prisoners, and all people with dignity, (2) establishing personal relationships with those served, and (3) acting to extend God's kingdom through charitable works that alleviate suffering and promote justice.
Homily: 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 2016James Knipper
Jesus tells the parable of the dishonest steward to challenge the Pharisees' focus on following laws and measuring worthiness. In the parable, a steward facing dismissal reduces debts to gain favor, and is commended for his prudence, not dishonesty. The parable, like the prodigal son, shows that God's acceptance and mercy are not dependent on human merit or contrition, but are freely given. Jesus eats with tax collectors and sinners to show them God's kingdom is theirs, not excluded based on laws or worthiness.
This document provides an overview of mercy and justice from a Vincentian perspective. It defines mercy and justice, explores their biblical roots, and examines how St. Vincent de Paul lived out both concepts through his pastoral work and founding organizations to serve the poor. The key aspects highlighted are Vincent's experiences that led him to focus on both the spiritual and material needs of those living in poverty, as well as his response to organize aid and advocate for basic rights and human dignity for all people.
The document provides an overview of the Passionist religious order, founded by St. Paul of the Cross in 1741. It discusses their charism of keeping alive the memory of Christ's Passion and their commitment to social justice issues. Members take a special fourth vow to this end. The order engages in preaching, missions, retreats and social ministries. Their spirituality centers on contemplating Christ's suffering and standing in solidarity with those who suffer today.
The document summarizes Rolando Gutiérrez's reflection on the Vincentian charism of charity. It discusses how Vincent de Paul understood the two greatest commandments to be loving God and neighbor. It also examines how the Daughters of Charity embodied this through their motto "Caritas Christi urget nos" and how they showed affectionate and effective love towards God, neighbor, and each other. The reflection encourages taking time to contemplate charity through Picasso's painting, to meditate on understanding and living charity, and to commit to developing one of the seven acts of charity.
This document discusses establishing friendships with those in need through lives lived justly. It examines how the Church teaches compassion for the poor and promotion of social justice, but how this message has had little influence on society which prefers not to see poverty. The document also analyzes criticisms of how the Church's teachings have fallen short and reviews biblical passages about serving "the least" of society in order to better understand how the Church can tend to the needs of the poor.
1. The document discusses the importance of community for mission work. It describes how Sr. Angela Vallese and five other sisters left Italy as a community to travel as missionaries to Patagonia in 1877.
2. As seen through Sr. Angela's letters, the community worked hard together, found time for prayer and cheerfulness, and lived simply together without orders. Sr. Angela ensured the community maintained communion.
3. The document emphasizes that we are called to witness to a new way of living together in fidelity to the Gospel and to not allow ourselves to be robbed of community.
The document discusses Catholic teachings around welcoming immigrants and migrants. It calls Catholics to see the presence of God in migrants and to treat them with dignity and compassion. It outlines the biblical basis for hospitality and defending immigrants, including examples from the Old and New Testaments. It also summarizes the teachings of numerous popes on the rights of migrants and importance of addressing the root causes of migration.
Anyone who spends time with the poor discovers virtues in them that can evangelize us and judge our own choices. The poor are our masters as they reflect the suffering of Jesus, though they can also be demanding. Vincentians see the poor as teachers who show God's will through their needs and suffering, challenging us and inviting a more radical poverty. By serving the poor with care and listening to them, we are reminded that Jesus sent us to evangelize. The poor evangelize us and send us back to our own poverty with less focus on our selfish needs.
"Go boldly forth!" (EG261) says Pope Francis, and we can do this in our parish community - but where do we start? The power of taking action in our local community to reach out to meet those who are poor, vulnerable and oppressed and discover Christ in them is an inspiring for every person who experiences this. Jesus Christ and Pope Francis inspire us with examples of being "border-crossers" of going to 'the margins' of society and loving those we meet. We can follow their example, and doing so as a parish community is a transformational experience of God's evangelising love for the world. In this workshop you will explore how to engage with your local community, the practical steps of beginning a local outreach program and gain an understanding how your Catholic parishioners can grow in their faith through taking action in your community with people and families who are in need of support.
Jenny Collins-White is the National Program Manager for Advocacy and Mission Formation at Catholic Mission. She has studied mission, scripture and theology extensively and holds a Bachelor Degree in Social Work.
Jenny is married and has 2 children and has been involved in leading her parish choir for more than 20 years. Today, the choir boasts more than 45 members and the outreach through music to community of people with disabilities and the elderly bring great joy to all involved. Additionally, Jenny has led Catholic Mission's outreach and advocacy programs for more than 15 years. Jenny's national and local programs engage thousands of children, women and men in outreach and a considered transformational and a powerful tool for evangelisation. They include Village Space, "Get-Involved-Locally" (a homework support and community relationship program with Sudanese refugees), and the campaign to 'End Child Detention.'
Fuente: Emeric Amyot d'Inville, C.M. "Anunciar la Buena Nueva de la Salvación siguiendo las huellas de San Vicente", Vincentiana: Vol. 41: No. 4, Artículo 7.
1. Frederic Ozanam on Almsgiving
Understanding Almsgiving from a
Vincentian Perspective
2. Almsgiving: For or Against?
• The Christian tradition of almsgiving is a
practice that is found in Scripture and
preached in the tradition of the Church.
• Socialists in 19th century France viewed
alms as an abuse of Christian society.
According to them, alms insulted the poor,
humiliating those who received these
offerings and doing nothing to lift them out
of their situation of poverty.
• Frederic Ozanam refuted these arguments
against almsgiving. On December 24th, his
article on this subject, De L’Aumone,
appeared in the newspaper L’Ere Nouvelle.
Painting by Sieger Köder
3. Ozanam’s Eloquent Defense
of the Practice of Almsgiving
• Do not believe those who speak of alms as
a deplorable abuse, as a means of
maintaining a patriarchal system that gives
and a class of slaves who receive. It is true
that alms impose a debt of gratitude on the
poor. But it is also true that there are
people who uphold the idea of a society in
which no one feels obligated, in which
everyone can feel cut off from everyone
else. [...] as if the whole economy of Divine
Providence did not consist of a reciprocity
of gratitude that can never be satisfied; as
if children were not eternally indebted to
their parents, and parents indebted to their
children, and citizens to their country; as if
there were someone here on earth so
isolated that this individual could say:
“Today I do not feel obligated to anyone!”
Early photograph of Ozanam
4. Alms as compensation for
free services
• Ozanam said: The indigent persons whom
we assist [are not] useless because
people who suffer serve God and
consequently, also serve society… they
pray and they fulfill a ministry of expiation,
a sacrifice whose merits revert to us.
• Therefore, just as a soldier receives
compensation for serving his country, and
a priest receives compensation for
offering the Eucharist. the poor also have
no wages attached to them and yet they
demand a certain reciprocity of benefits.
Therefore we cannot say that the poor
person is humiliated when treated like the
priest or the soldier.
5. Giving alms as an act of
justice, not out of pity
• Ozanam pays tribute to the dignity of the
poor and the indigent. He views
almsgiving as a way of doing justice to
those who are treated unjustly.
• Saint Vincent de Paul spoke about this
idea two centuries before when on March
8, 1658 he wrote to the superior in
Marseilles, Father Fermin Get:
“God will grant you the grace, Monsieur,
of softening our hearts toward the
wretched creatures and of realizing that
in helping them we are doing an act of
justice and not of mercy.”
6. Alms Should Be United With
the Lips and the Heart
• Another idea that Ozanam highlighted in
his article was the fact that the one who
gives and the one who receives are
equally obligated.
• The one who gives should never call at
the door of a poor family in a disrespectful
manner.
• Alms should not be given indifferently.
Ozanam expressed this idea in another
article that was published in L’Ere
Nouvelle on October 21, 1848: “The rich
person who gives his gold does so coldly
if he does not unite his lips and his heart
with his alms.”
Painting by Gary Schumer
7. A Sacred Duty
• Lastly, since Frederic saw the poor as the
sacrament of Christ (a visible sign of the
sacred), he repeatedly used this theme:
“In pagan Rome, alms were not anyone’s
duty but a right for everyone.* Christianity
has totally changed this. Now alms are not
a right for anyone but a duty for everyone
and a sacred duty. It is a command, not
simply a counsel. If Christianity imposes
almsgiving as a duty it is because there
exists an anonymous and universal poor
person: Jesus Christ who is poor in the
person of the poor. Only He is deserving of
everything because only He has a tribunal
where He awaits the evil rich person.”
✴It was believed that all Roman citizens should
have the right to demand a share of the spoils
of empire.
8. Reciprocity of Services
• The poor intercede for the rich and
therefore they give back more than they
receive. Ozanam said:
“This indigent family that we have
helped will have paid their debt in
excess when that elderly person or
pious mother or those little ones
pronounce our name before the throne
of the most high God.”
9. The Poor Person Is a Priest
• For Ozanam the poor person is a priest;
his misery, his sweat and blood are in
reality the expiatory sacrifice that
contributes to the redemption of
humankind.
• Therefore the alms which we offer, and for
which the poor are grateful, are nothing
more than honorariums, the same as
those presented to the priest whose
hands are kissed as a sign of gratitude.
10. Source:
Biography of Frederic Ozanam,
Sister M. Teresa Candelas, D.C.
http://famvin.org/wiki/
Biography_of_Frederic_Ozanam