Everyday Saints: Blessed Frédéric Ozanam

Be inspired by the extraordinary life of an ordinary person. Get a glimpse of what everyday holiness can look like. This is the point of our Everyday Saints talk series at Stella Maris.

On April 2, we will learn about Bl. Frédéric Ozanam, founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

The talk will begin promptly at 7:00PM in St. Mary Church, followed by a brief time of Q&A and a wine & cheese reception in the gathering space.

Speaker Bio

Alison Zlatic is a 1st-3rd grade teacher at The Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori.  She served on the Board of Directors for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Cincinnati from 2015-2024, serving as District Council President from 2021-2024. She is an associate Vincentian at Nativity Parish. She received her Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Dayton, having first completed her undergraduate work in Secondary Education at UD. She began her career as a Jesuit volunteer working in a homeless shelter for single adults and then joined the Lalanne program at UD where she taught social studies and theology. She has studied material poverty domestically and internationally through the lens of faith in Cincinnati, Detroit, Bridgeport, CT, Philadelphia, Appalachia, South Dakota, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Haiti. She was a member of the team that created the Ozanam Center for Service Learning at St. Vincent de Paul and has a particular passion for the issue of affordable housing.

She and her husband, Paul live in Pleasant Ridge with their five young boys, father-in-law and 20 chickens!