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Pioneer And Prophet: Frédéric Ozanam’S Influence On Modern Catholic Social Theory, Thomas W. O'Brien
Pioneer And Prophet: Frédéric Ozanam’S Influence On Modern Catholic Social Theory, Thomas W. O'Brien
Vincentian Heritage Journal
Thomas O’Brien provides a “contextual theological analysis of some key elements of [Frederic] Ozanam’s beliefs and practices, especially as these influence the birth of Catholic social theory and its subsequent developments.” O’Brien addresses Ozanam’s advocacy of direct service to the poor as part of discipleship for all Christians (part of what is known today as the option for the poor). The formation of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul was both conservative because it continued the Church’s tradition of charity and radical because it organized laypeople and allowed them positions of leadership hitherto reserved for priests and religious. Ozanam …
The Shadow Side Of The Vincentian Mission, John Prager C.M.
The Shadow Side Of The Vincentian Mission, John Prager C.M.
Vincentian Heritage Journal
John Prager reflects on the elements of the missionary vocation as well as its challenges, or as he calls it, “the shadow side of the mission.” To be a missionary is to “accompany Jesus into the world of the poor.” It requires insertion (the assumption of the poor’s lifestyle and the discarding of security), inculturation (entering into and learning from the worldview of the poor), and new evangelization (cooperating with God’s love in many ways, especially ministering with the perspective of the poor in mind). Vulnerability, insecurity, doubts, confusion, fear, anger, and loneliness are all part of the shadow side …