Biographical

Kathleen Beckman is an international evangelist, best-selling author and retreat director who has served the Church for twenty-six years.  At the invitation of bishops, priests, and laity, Kathleen has travelled to thirteen countries to speak at conferences and lead retreats.  She has made appearances on various Catholic media outlets including EWTN, The Catholic Channel, and Radio Maria.

For sixteen years, Kathleen has served in the Church’s ministry of healing, deliverance, and exorcism.  In 2017, she graduated from the Association of International Exorcists Course at Rome’s Pontifical Regina Apostolorum University.  For six years, she was a faculty member of the Pope Leo XIII Institute, which trains clergy for exorcism ministry.

Presently she serves as the Administrator of Exorcism and Deliverance Ministry for the Diocese of Orange in California.  A member of the diocesan exorcist’s team, she accompanies persons seeking liberation from evil spirits.

In 2013, with encouragement from the then-Congregation for the Clergy, Kathleen and Monsignor Stephen Doktorczyk began the Foundation of Prayer for Priests apostolate.  This ministry consists of personal and group prayer, Eucharistic Adoration, parish cenacles and rosary groups focused on praying for the sanctification of the clergy.  More information is available at www.foundationforpriests.org.

Sophia Institute Press has published her five latest books, including “Praying for Priests”, “God’s Healing Mercy”, “When Women Pray”, “A Family Guide to Spiritual Warfare”, and “Beautiful Holiness”.  Each book has a Nihil Obstat and an Imprimatur from her Diocesan bishop.

In 2002, Kathleen was invested in the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem. Presently, Kathleen is a faculty member of the Diocese of Orange School of Evangelization.

A cradle Catholic, Kathleen is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She and her husband are business owners, live in Orange, California, and are members of Saint Martin de Porres Parish in Yorba Linda.

KATHLEEN HAS SPOKEN FOR THE FOLLOWING:

MEDIA:

EWTN Radio & TV, Radio Maria, The Catholic Channel, Focus TV, Shalom TV, Discerning Hearts Podcasts,
ENDOW podcasts, Mariological Society of America Podcast


INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:

USA, Malta, Trinidad, Tobago, Poland, Ireland, Canada, Aruba, Rome, Korea, Mexico

Legatus Chapters throughout the USA
Magnificat Publisher "Day of Faith"
The Mariological Society of America
Institute on Religious Life
Ave Maria University
California Marian Eucharistic Conference
Magnificat International Leaders Conference
EWTN Women of Grace National Conference
Women of Grace Benedicta Institute
Pope Leo XIII Institute
Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious (CMSWR)
Missionaries of Charity, CA
St. Michael’s Norbertine Abbey, CA
Southern California Renewal Communities (SCRC)
W.I.N.E. Women in the New Evangelization Events
Catholic Information Center: Washington DC

SEMINARIES:

St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo Park, CA.,
Our Lady of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, Chicago, IL,
The Josephinum Seminary, OH,
All Hollows Seminary, Dublin, Ireland,
Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, St. Louis, MI, and
Saint Mary Seminary, Cleveland, OH., St. John’s Seminary, CA.

PRIEST DAYS OF REFLECTION:

Diocese of Billings-Great Falls, MO,
Diocese of San Bernardino,
Diocese of New Orleans,
Diocese of Baton Rouge,
Diocese of Amarillo, TX,
Diocese of Toledo, OH (2025),
St. Michael’s Abbey, Silverado, CA.

DIOCESAN WOMEN”S CONFERENCES:

Diocese of Arlington, VI,
Diocese of Austin, TX,
Diocese of Buffalo, NY,
Diocese of Erie, PA,
Diocese of Baltimore, MD,
Diocese of Houston, TX,
Diocese of Orange, CA,
Diocese of Denver, CO,
Diocese of Houston, TX,
Diocese of Portland, OR,
Diocese of Little Rock, AL,
Diocese of Tucson, AZ,


For Letters of Suitability contact:

  • Pastor: Fr. Bruce Patterson, St. Martin de Porres Parish, 19767 Yorba Linda Blvd, Yorba Linda, CA 92886. Email: Parish Secretary, Tracey Rocha: TraceyR@smdpyl.org.

  • Bishop Kevin W. Vann, Christ Cathedral, 13280 Chapman Avenue, Garden Grove, CA 92840. Phone: 714-282-6048.

  • The Diocese of Orange lists Kathleen Beckman as an “approved speaker”.

  • Kathleen has the Safe Environment Course Certificate of Completion.