Vigil lecture on St Titus Brandsma

27th (Saturday) July 2024  at 4.00pm (London, UK)

TITUS BRANDSMA, A MODEL OF CONTEMPLATIVE RESISTANCE IN TIMES OF CRISIS

As people of the 21st century we are passing through a critical time on many levels. Globally
we are facing a serious climate change, the effects of an economic crisis are having their toll
on many, in Europe we witness the struggle to come to terms with the refugee crisis. The
critical point faced not only on a national and international level but also on the level of
identity and rootedness on a personal level, is in fact a decisive point where important
changes for better or worse take place. So the existential question that comes to our minds
and hearts is: How to live in times of crisis? In this lecture Sanny Bruijns will look at
professor Titus Brandsma (1881-1942) as a model a model of contemplative resistance in
times of crisis.

Meet Our Speaker

Sanny Bruijns
Sanny Bruijns o.carm. studied theology and spirituality at the Catholic University of Nijmegen
in the Netherlands. She lives in the Carmelite community of Nijmegen, that is responsible for
the Titus Brandsma Memorial. The fruit of her inner journey resulted in various papers and
talks. At present she is working as a retreat leader and a spiritual director for religious in the
Netherlands. She is also member of the editorial board of the journal Carmel in the World.