Early last year, while having lunch with Fr. Jerome Fasano, I first heard about both Tom Vander Woude and Pope Francis’ Motu Proprio of July 2017 regarding “the offer of life” – a new Cause for Sainthood. After reading about Tom’s life, his death, and his son Joseph (Josie), I knew then, Tom must be a saint. After a second lunch with Fr. Fasano, it became clear that God was opening a door and allowing me to make a choice. Either forget about all I had read and thought about or take that first step through the open door and enter a world I knew