
Who Was Titus Brandsma?
Father Brandsma’s beatification cause opened in the Dutch Diocese of Den Bosch in 1952. It was the first process for a candidate killed by the Nazis.
Father Brandsma’s beatification cause opened in the Dutch Diocese of Den Bosch in 1952. It was the first process for a candidate killed by the Nazis.
The journalist, mystic and saint is a fitting patron for the blogosphere.
More than 60 journalists write to Pope Francis with request, saying soon-to-be saint’s ‘journalistic works stand out among all his other activities,’ adding that ‘he gave his life for it. In our view, this makes him particularly suitable for this patronage.’
Titus Brandsma and Charles de Foucauld both joined the communion of saints yesterday, though their journeys to canonization were just as different as their lives.
The first major biography was just published in English by Carmelite Media.
The May 15 Mass at the Vatican will now celebrate a total of 10 people the Catholic Church has recognized as saints, after miracles were confirmed to have taken place through their intercession.
COMMENTARY: The lessons of August 1942 are complex.
It was the Church’s first canonization since that of St. John Henry Newman and four others in October 2019.
The founder of the Society of Divine Vocations, who will be canonized May 15, is one of the great vocations directors.
Here are the stories of these four holy women, who all happen to be named for the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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