Catholic journalist Amanda C Dickie will speak about this exceptional new saint, who was canonised by Pope Francis recently and is so relevant to our own time. The talk will take place in Alexander House on Sunday 11th September at 6.00pm.
The Dutch Carmelites’ opposition to Nazi propaganda cost him his life in Dachau concentration camp. A journalist and broadcaster, pioneer ecumenist, university professor and Carmelite mystic his outreach to people of faith and none is inspirational – even in the Nazi prison camps.
“To win the world for Christ, one must have the courage to come in conflict with it!”
His words resonate clearly for us today.
