Ozanam's life -- Son and sibling -- Student -- The society of St. Vincent de Paul -- Husband and father -- Scholar -- Spokesperson for the people -- Ozanam's lessons and legacy -- Friendship -- Spirituality and sanctification -- Solidarity: Ozanam and Catholic social teaching -- Servant leadership -- System thinking and systemic change -- Suffering -- An enduring legacy.
Summary
Raymond Sickinger's biography of Antoine Frédéric Ozanam is more than a chronological account of Ozanam's relatively brief but extraordinary life. It is also a comprehensive study of a man who touched many lives as a teacher, writer, and principal founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.