St Titus Brandsma - Carmelite and Martyr

A Brief Biography 8
Early Life 8
Ministry and Mission 8
Journalism 9
Arrest and Martyrdom 9
Prayer before an image of Christ 9
Education 10
Titus’ Education 10
Catholic Education 10
University Professor 10
The Call to Mysticism 10
The Journalist as Educator 11
Philosophy of Education 11
Resourcing Education 11
Care for Jewish Students 11
Carmel as a School of Mysticism 11
Prayer to Titus Brandsma 11
Eucharist 12
The Eucharistic Life of Carmel 12
Food for the Journey 12
Frequent Communion 13
Prayer after Communion 13
Spiritual Communion 13
The Eucharist and Contemplation 13
Witness of Forgiveness 14
Seeking dialogue 14
Ecumenism 14
In the face of conflict 14
Today 15
A Poet of the Cross 16
Early Studies 16
Areas of Research 16
Via Crucis 17
Adoro Te - Hidden God 18
Hidden God 18
Adoro Te 19
Contemplative 20
Living in the presence of God 20
Contemplation transforms 20
Contemplation and others 21
Contemplation in darkness 21
‘O Jesus, when I gaze on You’ 22
The Inscription 22
The Opening Line 22
Once More Alive, That… That… 22
Suffering Shared in Friendship 22
The Union with God 23
O, Leave Me Here 23
Your Presence Makes All Things Good for Me 23
Mary, the Mother of God 24
To Jesus with Mary 24
My soul magnifies the Lord 24
Mary’s divine motherhood 24
Mary, Hope of all Carmelites 25
Clash of Ideas 26
A Tale of Two Cells 28

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