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Blessed Solanus Casey, Priest (Memorial)

Joining us this week, Noelle Mering of the Ethics and Public Policy Center discusses her new book, No Contact, shedding light on the seductive ideologies driving families apart—and how to restore those broken bonds. Ahead of next month's theatrical release, Maria Ruiz Scaperlanda previews American Martyr: The Stanley Rother Story, reflecting on the heroic virtue of the humble Oklahoma farm boy turned saintly witness. Plus, with his feast day this week, Msgr. Roger Landry joins us to honor the legacy of Blessed Solanus Casey. Catch the show every Saturday at 7 AM and 5 PM Eastern on EWTN Radio!

Cultural Connections with Father Mitch Pacwa S.J. takes an in-depth look into the U.S. Senate hearing on COVID featuring Dr. Anthony Fauci. T's Two Sense looks at the Saint of the Day, Blessed Solanus Casey. Plus, a look at the upcoming film "Fabiola" with Creative Director Mary Bowen. AND Patrick Brown of the Ethics and Policy Center discusses his National Catholic Register article "America's Housing Shortage Is Turning Into A Moral Crisis".

July 30, 2026 ~ Chris and Lloyd welcome Br. Steve Kropp, Provincial Minister and former Director of the Solanus Casey Center, to discuss the upcoming Feast of Blessed Solanus Casey. The annual celebration is expected to draw thousands of pilgrims and visitors to the Solanus Casey Center on Detroit's east side Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Full Text of Readings Thursday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 404 The Saint of the day is Blessed Solanus Casey Blessed Solanus Casey's Story Barney Casey became one of Detroit's best-known priests even though he was not allowed to preach formally or to hear confessions! Barney came from a large family in Oak Grove, Wisconsin. At the age of 21, and after he had worked as a logger, a hospital orderly, a streetcar operator, and a prison guard, he entered St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee—where he found the studies difficult. He left there, and in 1896, joined the Capuchins in Detroit, taking the name Solanus. His studies for the priesthood were again arduous. On July 24, 1904, Solanus Casey was ordained, but because his knowledge of theology was judged to be weak, he was not given permission to hear confessions or to preach. A Franciscan Capuchin who knew him well said this annoying restriction “brought forth in him a greatness and a holiness that might never have been realized in any other way.” During his 14 years as porter and sacristan in Yonkers, New York, the people there recognized Solanus as a fine speaker. James Derum, his biographer writes, “For, though he was forbidden to deliver doctrinal sermons, he could give inspirational talks, or feverinos, as the Capuchins termed them.” His spiritual fire deeply impressed his listeners. Father Solanus Casey served at parishes in Manhattan and Harlem before returning to Detroit, where he was porter and sacristan for 20 years at St. Bonaventure Monastery. Every Wednesday afternoon he conducted well-attended services for the sick. A co-worker estimates that on the average day 150 to 200 people came to see Father Solanus in the front office. Most of them came to receive his blessing; 40 to 50 came for consultation. Many people considered him instrumental in cures and other blessings they received. Father Solanus' sense of God's providence inspired many of his visitors. “Blessed be God in all his designs” was one of his favorite expressions. The many friends of Father Solanus Casey helped the Capuchins begin a soup kitchen during the Depression. Capuchins are still feeding the hungry there today. In failing health, Solanus Casey was transferred to the Capuchin novitiate in Huntington, Indiana, in 1946,  where he lived for ten years until needing to be hospitalized in Detroit. Father Solanus died on July 31, 1957. An estimated 20,000 people passed by his coffin before his burial in St. Bonaventure Church in Detroit. At the funeral Mass, the provincial Father Gerald said: “His was a life of service and love for people like me and you. When he was not himself sick, he nevertheless suffered with and for you that were sick. When he was not physically hungry, he hungered with people like you. He had a divine love for people. He loved people for what he could do for them—and for God, through them.” In 1960, a Father Solanus Guild was formed in Detroit to aid Capuchin seminarians. By 1967, the guild had 5,000 members—many of them grateful recipients of his practical advice and his comforting assurance that God would not abandon them in their trials. Solanus Casey was declared Venerable in 1995, and beatified on November 18, 2017. Reflection His biographer James Patrick Derum writes that eventually Father Solanus was weary from bearing the burdens of the people who visited him. “Long since, he had come to know the Christ-taught truth that pure love of God and one's fellowmen as children of God are in the final event all that matter. Living this truth ardently and continuously had made him, spiritually, a free man—free from slavery to passions, from self-seeking, from self-indulgence, from self-pity—free to serve wholly both God and man” (The Porter of St. Bonaventure's, page 199).Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Send us Fan MailThis episode originally aired at 1pm on Wednesday July 29 on SiriusXM 129 The Catholic ChannelFrontiers of Faith is now broadcast weekly on SiriusXM and uploaded here immediately after! This week Katie has been in Mexico serving with Family Missions Company! She tells us what that was like before we discuss the missionary dimensions of the Holy Family of Bethany and the legacy of amazing Missionary Saints like Blessed Stanley Rother and Blessed Solanus Casey. To Support Family Missions Company, click here: https://www.familymissionscompany.com/Click here to learn more about supporting the Pontifical Missions Societies:https://pontificalmissions.orgFollow us on socials!https://x.com/tpms_usa

Blessed Solanus Casey's path to sanctity was not marked by an extraordinary events in his life, like other saints. Rather, his life shows that sanctity is lived out in the daily, mundane acts and in the situations God places us in. Humbly recognizing our part in God's plan can help to gain sanctity in this side of life and draw others to Christ. This blogcast explores “Blessed Solanus Casey: A Modern Model of Humble Holiness" from the Ad Infinitum blog, written by Erin Donn read by Monica Thom Konschnik.I recently attended a retreat where the priest warned us against the temptation to see the saints as mere pictures on holy cards or statues that decorate our churches. These icons of the saints and, more importantly, the real example of their lives are meant to call the heavenly host to mind so that we can call on their intercession and emulate their virtue in our lives. But the temptation nonetheless remains. For myself, I have realized this is in part because the saints can feel so distant. Many of them lived centuries ago, in times and settings that are vastly different from our own, while others live out piety or charity to a degree that can just feel unattainable.This is where my blessed friend Solanus Casey comes in; he is one among many modern day saints. Born in Wisconsin in 1870, Bl. Solanus Casey grew up in a large Irish Catholic immigrant family. While technology and ways of living have changed dramatically in the 150 years since his death, Bl. Solanus Casey still rode in cars and took telephone calls. There are countless photos and even videos documenting his life as a friar. As an American, Solanus also lived and ministered in towns and cities that are familiar to us, like Detroit, Michigan, and East Harlem in New York City.The familiarity of Bl. Solanus' life reveals an example of everyday holiness that we can apply to our own lives today in the twenty-first century. He did not face the threat of martyrdom nor did he live his religious vow of poverty more radically than required. But in his life as a Capuchin Franciscan friar, he did profoundly witness to humility and poverty of spirit in the ordinary circumstances of his life. Whether in his winding and sometimes frustrating path to religious life, bearing chronic illnesses, or performing his daily duties well, Solanus showed how we can find the entirety of our lives within God's gracious providence.The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines humility as “the virtue by which a Christian acknowledges that God is the author of all good. Humility avoids inordinate ambition or pride, and provides the foundation for turning to God in prayer.” These words provide a good summary of Bl. Solanus' approach to life. He initially began his studies for the priesthood at the diocesan seminary, however four years into his studies he was asked to leave. Solanus was barely passing some of his classes, but he was doing well in others. However, he was also studying in a German-headed diocese with strong anti-Irish sentiments. Despite this disappointment, and an initial distaste for the friary, he prevailed in pursuing the priesthood and entered with the Capuchins. Even here he struggled with his studies and when he was finally ordained in 1904 it was as a “simplex priest,” which offered him fully priestly faculties but prohibited him from hearing confessions or preaching homilies for congregations. A natural reaction to these trials would be discouragement or turning back, but Fr. Solanus abandoned these things to God, maintaining his trust in God and confidence in his vocation.In many of the friaries where he was assigned, Fr. Solanus was given the job of porter, which meant greeting people and answering telephone calls at the friary. It was particularly in this role that he made up for his inability to preach homilies that he was still able to touch thousands of lives as individuals came to him for counsel and healing. As news of his miraculous prayers spread, Fr. Solanus would spend hours each day meeting with individuals seeking his assistance. It was through Solanus' obedience to this unremarkable job that God was able to do remarkable work.Throughout the ups and downs of his religious life, Fr. Solanus' journal entries often ended with the simple phrase, “Deo Gratias.” Solanus rejoiced in knowing “the richness of life which has come to [us] by the grace of God.” He was able to receive all in his life, the joys as well as the struggles, as the will of the Father. May we learn from Bl. Solanus Casey how to remain faithful to God in all circumstances, confident that the Lord is and will always work all things for our good.Further reading:Odell, Catherine M. (2017). Father Solanus Casey: Revised and updated. 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In this Father's Day episode, Dr. Bud Marr hosts solo while co-host Bo Bonner travels through Europe, welcoming back an Uncommon Good "all-star": Joe Stopulos, host of the Man Up show on Iowa Catholic Radio. Both shows launched in 2016, and this episode marks an Iowa Catholic Radio mashup centered on one question — what does it mean to live a life well lived in light of eternity? The conversation grows out of Joe's recent loss of his father, who died after a fourteen-week battle with aggressive cancer. Joe shares the beauty found within that suffering: a death surrounded by family, the reception of communion and the sacrament of anointing, and a final afternoon of praying the Rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at his father's bedside. The discussion turns to the Church's teaching that we should never hasten death, and how that teaching preserved precious conversations, graces, and "teachable moments" that would otherwise have been lost. Highlights and themes include: The witness of service over selfishness — drawing on Joe's father, bookstore owner Lois Brookhart, Father Aquinas, and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati as everyday and saintly models Bishop Robert Barron's challenge that "your life is not about you" Memento mori and Ben Sasse's reflections on facing mortality Living the joy of the gospel without needing to be a scholar or apologist — the "little way" of St. Thérèse and the humble witness of Blessed Solanus Casey and St. John Henry Newman Balancing vocation, career, and intentional time with children Health span and stewardship of the body — referencing Peter Attia's Outlive — as a way to keep serving others well into old age Tim Carney's Family Unfriendly and resisting the "Instagram" sheen of family life The Uncommon Good is a production of Iowa Catholic Radio, exploring Catholic social teaching for everyday life. Thank you to Imogene Ingredients for helping to underwrite the show — learn more at imogeneingredients.com. Pray with us on air: the Rosary at 4:30 AM, 8:30 AM, 10:00 AM, and 2:57 PM, and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Rosary at 8:30 PM. You can also pray the Rosary anytime on the Iowa Catholic Radio app, available 24/7/365, and find upcoming diocesan events on our events page. We covet your time, talent, and treasure — there are opportunities throughout the year to volunteer and support the mission. Learn more at IowaCatholicRadio.com. #TheUncommonGood #IowaCatholicRadio #CatholicPodcast #Catholic #Catholicism #FathersDay #ALifeWellLived #MementoMori #DyingWell #Fatherhood #CatholicMen #ManUpShow #BishopBarron #JoyOfTheGospel #Frassati #SolanusCasey #JohnHenryNewman #CatholicSocialTeaching #FaithAndFamily #EndOfLifeCare #CatholicFaith #LiveInLightOfEternity #Healthspan #Outlive Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows:Be Not Afraid with Fr. Fabian Moncada and Fr. Bruce RiebeBe Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian MoncadaCatholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie NelsonMaking It Personal with Bishop William JoensenMan Up! with Joe StopulosSunday Dive with Katie PatrizioThe Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo BonnerThe Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick SmithThe Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrFaith and Family Finance with Gregory WaddleWant to support your favorite show? Click Here Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Fr. Richard Simon joins Patrick to discuss Modern Wonder Workers: St Andre Bessette and Simple Faith (3:28) who was Saint Andre Bessette? The importance of humility in working wonders. (9:57) What are Miracles? (13:25) Nick - St. Andre Bessette. I think it is amazing the simple things that St. Andre embraced. God gives us little opportunities like he gave St Andre and then gives bigger opportunities. How can we reclaim simple faith in our lives? (19:04) Mary - I had a physical healing from being prayed for by a man with great faith. (22:24) Break 1 David - I reverted to the Church after 45 years because of healing I had ingrown toe nails since 10 years old. I prayed that they would be healed and I was (28:43) Email from Mary – How did Brother Andre Console those who didn’t get a miracle from him? (32:09) Mia – Miracle of the multiplication of Cabbages Maria - Cured out of cancer. The doctors were texting me for Leukemia. I am an extraordinary Eucharistic minister. After consuming the Precious Blood I asked for healing and was healed. (36:50) Break 2 Is simple trust blind trust? (42:59) Jamie - 3 years ago I had breast cancer and wasn't Catholic. I prayed the Rosary and was healed and I joined OCIA because of this. (45:54) Nancy - My friend and I went to the Oratory of St. Joseph. We were so thrilled. She is older and in her 80s. I had prayed to St. Joseph for us to be safe. My friend tripped and fell and hit her head on pavement. Friend recovered without any problems. Charles - One of my family members knew Blessed Solanus Casey and got my grandfather to see him. Blessed Solanus Casey healed him

(5:46) Bible Study: Zechariah 8:20-23 Father talks about the origins of the Samaritans. Luke 9:51-56 Why did Jews hate the Samaritans? (23:08) Break 1 (23:55) Letters: What type of priest was Blessed Solanus Casey? Why don’t clergy talk about sin much anymore? Father answers these and other questions, send him a letter at simon@relevantradio.com (34:49) Break 2 (36:20) Word of the Day Septuagint (42:23) Phones: Sr. Maria Francesca - 3 Questions for Fr. Simon. Were the fallen angels inside or outside of the Garden of Eden? Did Adam and Even know if they chose correctly? Since Adam named everything in the garden would he have known who Satan was? Gary - Luke 49-50. Is it a mortal sin for a Catholic to attend a Greek Orthodox Church or service? Lupe - Is contemplative centering prayer compatible with Catholic teaching?

Happy feast of St. Peter Chrysologus and Bl. Solanus Casey! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell talk about the contrast between this Doctor of the Church and a doorman who are both honored for their holiness and charity. Guests include Gary Zimak with more thoughts from the Scriptures on trusting God, and Derek Rotty to start a new series on Fulton Sheen and the modern world. Plus news, weather, sports, and more… ***** Prayer for the Canonization of Bl. Solanus Casey O God, we give you thanks for all the ways Your holiness shines forth in the humble life of our Capuchin Brother, Blessed Solanus Casey. Help us not to simply admire him, but to learn from him, so we too may become like him. Open us to all the graces You are giving to us on our earthly pilgrimage, as we place our prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen. From solanuscasey.org. ***** Derek Rotty, author of Prophet of Hope: Fulton Sheen Speaks to the Modern World Amie Duke is online at ascensionpress.com. Full list of guestsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Full Text of ReadingsWednesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 403The Saint of the day is Blessed Solanus CaseyBlessed Solanus Casey's Story Barney Casey became one of Detroit's best-known priests even though he was not allowed to preach formally or to hear confessions! Barney came from a large family in Oak Grove, Wisconsin. At the age of 21, and after he had worked as a logger, a hospital orderly, a streetcar operator, and a prison guard, he entered St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee—where he found the studies difficult. He left there, and in 1896, joined the Capuchins in Detroit, taking the name Solanus. His studies for the priesthood were again arduous. On July 24, 1904, Solanus was ordained, but because his knowledge of theology was judged to be weak, he was not given permission to hear confessions or to preach. A Franciscan Capuchin who knew him well said this annoying restriction “brought forth in him a greatness and a holiness that might never have been realized in any other way.” During his 14 years as porter and sacristan in Yonkers, New York, the people there recognized Solanus as a fine speaker. James Derum, his biographer writes, “For, though he was forbidden to deliver doctrinal sermons, he could give inspirational talks, or feverinos, as the Capuchins termed them.” His spiritual fire deeply impressed his listeners. Father Solanus served at parishes in Manhattan and Harlem before returning to Detroit, where he was porter and sacristan for 20 years at St. Bonaventure Monastery. Every Wednesday afternoon he conducted well-attended services for the sick. A co-worker estimates that on the average day 150 to 200 people came to see Father Solanus in the front office. Most of them came to receive his blessing; 40 to 50 came for consultation. Many people considered him instrumental in cures and other blessings they received. Father Solanus' sense of God's providence inspired many of his visitors. “Blessed be God in all his designs” was one of his favorite expressions. The many friends of Father Solanus helped the Capuchins begin a soup kitchen during the Depression. Capuchins are still feeding the hungry there today. In failing health, Solanus was transferred to the Capuchin novitiate in Huntington, Indiana, in 1946, where he lived for ten years until needing to be hospitalized in Detroit. Father Solanus died on July 31, 1957. An estimated 20,000 people passed by his coffin before his burial in St. Bonaventure Church in Detroit. At the funeral Mass, the provincial Father Gerald said: “His was a life of service and love for people like me and you. When he was not himself sick, he nevertheless suffered with and for you that were sick. When he was not physically hungry, he hungered with people like you. He had a divine love for people. He loved people for what he could do for them—and for God, through them.” In 1960, a Father Solanus Guild was formed in Detroit to aid Capuchin seminarians. By 1967, the guild had 5,000 members—many of them grateful recipients of his practical advice and his comforting assurance that God would not abandon them in their trials. Solanus Casey was declared Venerable in 1995, and beatified on November 18, 2017. Reflection His biographer James Patrick Derum writes that eventually Father Solanus was weary from bearing the burdens of the people who visited him. “Long since, he had come to know the Christ-taught truth that pure love of God and one's fellowmen as children of God are in the final event all that matter. Living this truth ardently and continuously had made him, spiritually, a free man—free from slavery to passions, from self-seeking, from self-indulgence, from self-pity—free to serve wholly both God and man” (The Porter of St. Bonaventure's, page 199). Learn more about Blessed Solanus Casey! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Blessed Solanus Casey, Priest (Memorial)

Doug Keck with the Inside Word at EWTN. Karam Bahnam joins to preview the Revive App for Catholics. Fact Check Friday features Sen. John Kennedy's presentation regarding funding for PBS and NPR. Plus, T's Two Sense walks through Holy Week activities...and Fr. Ed Foley, Vice Postulator for the Blessed Solanus Casey cause, joins to discusses a new possible attributed miracle.

Doug Keck with the Inside Word at EWTN. Karam Bahnam joins to preview the Revive App for Catholics. Fact check Friday features Sen. John Kennedy's presentation regarding funding for PBS and NPR. Plus, T's Two Sense walks through Holy Week activities...and Fr. Ed Foley, Vice Postulator for the Blessed Solanus Casey cause, joins to discusses a new possible attributed miracle.

4/9/25 - Blessed Solanus Casey was a humble Franciscan friar whose deep faith and unwavering devotion to service continue to inspire people worldwide. Born in 1870 in Wisconsin, Solanus faced many challenges, including struggles in his early religious studies. Despite being deemed intellectually unsuitable for the priesthood, he was ordained a priest in 1904 but was assigned to simpler tasks like hearing confessions and serving in the friary's kitchen. Known for his extraordinary humility, Solanus became a source of spiritual comfort and healing for all who sought his help. His deep prayer life and trust in God led to countless stories of physical and spiritual healings, earning him the reputation of a miracle worker. As a porter at St. Bonaventure Monastery in Detroit, he greeted visitors with kindness and compassion, always ready to listen and pray for their needs. Through his years of faithful service, Solanus touched the lives of thousands, and his legacy lives on through the miracles attributed to him, including the miraculous healings that played a role in his beatification. In 2017, he was declared Blessed by the Catholic Church, a step closer to sainthood.

Faith & Feasts is a weekly segment of Morning Light hosted by Teresa Zepeda. Today, after going through some milestones of our Lenten journey, she talks more about Blessed Solanus Casey then shares an emotional story of struggles she's having with her vision. Please pray for Teresa!

Archbishop Vigneron joins hosts Mike Chamberland and Mary Wilkerson for the final episode of Eyes on Jesus. As he prepares to become Archbishop Emeritus, taking senior status and retiring from ministry as the chief shepherd of Detroit, Archbishop Vigneron reflects on the ups and downs of episcopal ministry, expresses his gratitude to all those who have served by his side in ministry, and looks ahead with great hope at the future of the Archdiocese of Detroit under Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger's pastoral leadership. (0:22) Hosts Mike Chamberland and Mary Wilkerson greet Archbishop Vigneron, who is set to retire from ministry as Archbishop of Detroit upon the March 18 installation of his successor, Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger. Before digging into this transition in the life of the archdiocese, our hosts take some time to talk about other important topics from the last month, including a new Lenten message to the faithful and our prayers for Pope Francis' recovery from illness.(6:14) Mary introduces the topic for today's episode: reflecting on the episcopal ministry of Archbishop Vigneron as he enters life as “Archbishop Emeritus,” the honorific given to former archbishops who have retired from their leadership roles. Archbishop Vigneron shares about attending a recent “farewell Vespers” with many of his brother priests. (8:35) Mary summarizes the “big news” of the past month: Pope Francis' appointment of Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger as the next Archbishop of Detroit. The announcement came around 16 months after Archbishop Vigneron submitted his resignation at age 75, as required by Church law. Mary asks Archbishop Vigneron what it was like to stay focused on ministry during this interim period, knowing he could be called into retirement at any time. He also recalls the moment he received word of Archbishop Weisenburger's appointment.(12:25) Archbishop Vigneron shares his impressions of Archbishop Weisenburger, including his congenial spirit and readiness to respond to whatever God asks of him. He then shares the focus of his prayers during this time of transition. (17:01) Archbishop Vigneron reflects on the high points of his ministry, including Synod 16. He connects the success of Synod 16 with the foundation laid by Synod 69, led by Cardinal Dearden, during which the Archdiocese of Detroit “made a radical first effort” to implement the Second Vatican Council and establish a culture of lay involvement in the Church. He also reflects on some of the challenges of his ministry, including tackling the administrative tasks and navigating the reality of having “limited resources for an infinite mission.” (24:04) Archbishop Vigneron shares his gratitude and words of encouragement for his brother priests and the laity who have served alongside him over the years. Our hosts then turn to Unleash the Gospel, the pastoral letter by Archbishop Vigneron that has become the roadmap for the Archdiocese of Detroit to become a Church on mission. Archbishop Vigneron invokes Blessed Solanus Casey in thanking God ahead of time for what the Holy Spirit will do in our midst under the leadership of Archbishop Weisenburger. (30:40) Mike asks “what's next” for Archbishop Vigneron, who is retiring as Archbishop of Detroit but will still be a priest and archbishop—now with senior status—serving the local Church in new ways. He is committed to assisting Archbishop Weisenburger in whatever ways he is needed, and also hopes to continue celebrating the sacraments, visiting parishes, and possibly teaching some classes at Sacred Heart Major Seminary. His new title, Emeritus Archbishop, signals that he is “still an integral part of the local Church.”(35:40) Archbishop Vigneron offers his advice to Archbishop Weisenburger and reflects on the fulfillment of his motto: Aspicientes in Jesum, or “keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus.” He answers listener...

We're live with Jack Dardis talks about the Regnum Christi Music Collective at Most Blessed Sacrament in Baton Rouge, Dr. Patricia Davis, Superintendent of Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Schools with monthly update, Ryan Moreau, Founder of Essentialist Press talks about "Passport to Perfection" and Emily Mentock, Consultant to the USCCB Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis series producer of “Based on a True Saint” series focuses on the humble life of Blessed Solanus Casey.

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Hour 2 for 7/30/24 John prayed the Chaplet with Brooke Taylor (:40). Then, Dr. Michael Casey joined John to talk about his uncle Bl. Solanus Casey (25:50). Callers shared their stories and questions (45:31). 

Blessed Solanus Casey, Priest (Memorial)

Amber Walling from the Central Minnesota Catholic staff and Kevin LaNave, peace and justice coordinator at Christ church Newman Center in St. Cloud talk with Father Ed Foley. Father Foley is the Duns Scotus Professor Emeritus of Spirituality and Retired Professor of Liturgy and Music at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Father Foley is currently directing a $1.25 million dollar grant from the Lilly Endowment on preaching and neuroscience. He also serves his Capushin community as the Vice-Postulator for the Canonization cause for Blessed Solanus Casey.

0:27 – Archbishop Vigneron, Mary, and Mike greet each other and catch up on the past month. 1:22 – Archbishop Vigneron reflects on the Missionary Renewal Assembly, a late-June event for clergy and parish leaders that was a time of formation and renewal. 2:30 – Mary asks Archbishop Vigneron about the experience of consecrating the new Bishop of Kalamazoo, Bishop Edward M. Lohse. 6:19 – Archbishop Vigneron reflects on the few days in August he spent on retreat with seminarians and, specifically, what encouragement he shared with them. 8:05 – In discussing the recent Feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta, Mike asks Archbishop Vigneron to speak a little about the community of the Missionaries of Charity, established in Detroit by Mother Teresa in 1979. 10:15 – Mary introduces this month's main topic, Blessed Solanus Casey. She asks Archbishop Vigneron to provide a brief biography of the beloved Capuchin priest. 13:33 – Archbishop Vigneron shares the role the Blessed Virgin Mary played in bringing Blessed Solanus to Detroit. 15:45 – Mary asks Archbishop Vigneron about the impact Blessed Solanus had in southeast Michigan. 22:48 – Mike asks Archbishop Vigneron to talk about why, in Unleash the Gospel, he refers to Blessed Solanus as a particular companion and intercessor for our local Church during this time of missionary transformation. 24:16 – Mary asks Archbishop Vigneron about his own personal devotion to Blessed Solanus and how Blessed Solanus' instruction to “thank God ahead of time” has taken root in the Archdiocese of Detroit. 27:29 – Archbishop Vigneron summarizes the canonization process for Blessed Solanus. 30:41 – Mike asks Archbishop Vigneron about the beatification Mass for Blessed Solanus. 31:49 – Archbishop Vigneron talks about the relics of Blessed Solanus that were collected before the beatification. 35:18 – Archbishop Vigneron, Mary, and Mike discuss the possibility of Blessed Solanus' canonization. 39:02 – Archbishop Vigneron answers listener questions, including Church teaching he finds difficult to understand, the story of Adam and Eve, and where he would live if he could choose anyplace in the world. 44:29 – Archbishop Vigneron shares his prayer intentions for the month and closes the episode with a prayer and blessing.

Fr. Francis Solanus Casey, was born in 1870, in Wisconsin, and died July 31, 1957, in Detroit, Michigan. He was a Capuchin Franciscan priest. He lived most of his life in Detroit Michigan, and one of his main tasks was to be the porter at St. Bonaventure's Monastery. His body lays today at the Solanus Casey Center in Detroit. Today I share some spiritual reflections based on some of the events in the life of Blessed Solanus Casey, as well as some of his spiritual teachings. I talk about his vocational discernment, his devotion to the Virgin Mary, some of his miracles, his patience, his humility and above all, his teaching that when we ask for graces from God, we should “Thank God ahead of time!” - Useful books to read about Bl. Solanus Casey: (1) Thank God ahead of time, by Michael H. Crosby, O.F.M. Cap, Chicago, IL, 1985. (2) The Porter of Saint Bonaventure's, James Patrick Derum, Detroit, MI, 1968. (3) Meet Solanus Casey, Bro. Leo Wollenweber, O.F.M. Cap. - Fr. Patrick Wainwright is a priest of Miles Christi, a Catholic Religious Order. - Visit the Miles Christi Religious Order website: https://www.mileschristi.org - This Podcast's Website: https://www.forcollegecatholics.org - To learn about the Spiritual Exercises (silent weekend retreat) preached by the Priests of Miles Christi, visit: https://www.mileschristi.org/spiritual-exercises/ - Recorded at our Family Center in South Lyon, Michigan. - Planning, recording, editing, and publishing by Fr. Patrick Wainwright, MC. - Gear: Shure MV7 USB dynamic microphone. - Intro music from pond5.com

Hour 2 of The Drew Mariani Show on 8-11-23 Camela Daley tells us the story of her son's birth, and how doctors didn't think he would survive -- her trust in Solanus Casey's intercession brought about an incredible miracle of healing

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Full Text of ReadingsSeventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 109The Saint of the day is Blessed Solanus CaseyBlessed Solanus Casey's Story Barney Casey became one of Detroit's best-known priests even though he was not allowed to preach formally or to hear confessions! Barney came from a large family in Oak Grove, Wisconsin. At the age of 21, and after he had worked as a logger, a hospital orderly, a streetcar operator, and a prison guard, he entered St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee—where he found the studies difficult. He left there, and in 1896, joined the Capuchins in Detroit, taking the name Solanus. His studies for the priesthood were again arduous. On July 24, 1904, Solanus was ordained, but because his knowledge of theology was judged to be weak, he was not given permission to hear confessions or to preach. A Franciscan Capuchin who knew him well said this annoying restriction “brought forth in him a greatness and a holiness that might never have been realized in any other way.” During his 14 years as porter and sacristan in Yonkers, New York, the people there recognized Solanus as a fine speaker. James Derum, his biographer writes, “For, though he was forbidden to deliver doctrinal sermons, he could give inspirational talks, or feverinos, as the Capuchins termed them.” His spiritual fire deeply impressed his listeners. Father Solanus served at parishes in Manhattan and Harlem before returning to Detroit, where he was porter and sacristan for 20 years at St. Bonaventure Monastery. Every Wednesday afternoon he conducted well-attended services for the sick. A co-worker estimates that on the average day 150 to 200 people came to see Father Solanus in the front office. Most of them came to receive his blessing; 40 to 50 came for consultation. Many people considered him instrumental in cures and other blessings they received. Father Solanus' sense of God's providence inspired many of his visitors. “Blessed be God in all his designs” was one of his favorite expressions. The many friends of Father Solanus helped the Capuchins begin a soup kitchen during the Depression. Capuchins are still feeding the hungry there today. In failing health, Solanus was transferred to the Capuchin novitiate in Huntington, Indiana, in 1946, where he lived for ten years until needing to be hospitalized in Detroit. Father Solanus died on July 31, 1957. An estimated 20,000 people passed by his coffin before his burial in St. Bonaventure Church in Detroit. At the funeral Mass, the provincial Father Gerald said: “His was a life of service and love for people like me and you. When he was not himself sick, he nevertheless suffered with and for you that were sick. When he was not physically hungry, he hungered with people like you. He had a divine love for people. He loved people for what he could do for them—and for God, through them.” In 1960, a Father Solanus Guild was formed in Detroit to aid Capuchin seminarians. By 1967, the guild had 5,000 members—many of them grateful recipients of his practical advice and his comforting assurance that God would not abandon them in their trials. Solanus Casey was declared Venerable in 1995, and beatified on November 18, 2017. Reflection His biographer James Patrick Derum writes that eventually Father Solanus was weary from bearing the burdens of the people who visited him. “Long since, he had come to know the Christ-taught truth that pure love of God and one's fellowmen as children of God are in the final event all that matter. Living this truth ardently and continuously had made him, spiritually, a free man—free from slavery to passions, from self-seeking, from self-indulgence, from self-pity—free to serve wholly both God and man” (The Porter of St. Bonaventure's, page 199). Learn more about Blessed Solanus Casey! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

In this episode I present a life of Blessed Solanus Casey. His liturgical feast day is July 30th. Fr. Francis Solanus Casey, was born in 1870, in Wisconsin, and died July 31st, 1957, in Detroit, Michigan. He was a Capuchin Franciscan priest. He lived most of his life in Detroit Michigan, and one of his main tasks was to be the porter at St. Bonaventure's Monastery. In this episode I present a brief version of his life, highlighting some aspects that I found more compelling. - Useful books to read about Bl. Solanus Casey: (1) Thank God ahead of time, by Michael H. Crosby, O.F.M. Cap, Chicago, IL, 1985. (2) The Porter of Saint Bonaventure's, James Patrick Derum, Detroit, MI, 1968. (3) Meet Solanus Casey, Bro. Leo Wollenweber, O.F.M. Cap. - Fr. Patrick Wainwright is a priest of Miles Christi, a Catholic Religious Order. - Visit the Miles Christi Religious Order website: https://www.mileschristi.org - This Podcast's Website: https://www.forcollegecatholics.org - To learn about the Spiritual Exercises (silent weekend retreat) preached by the Priests of Miles Christi, visit: https://www.mileschristi.org/spiritual-exercises/ - Recorded at our Family Center in South Lyon, Michigan. - Planning, recording, editing, and publishing by Fr. Patrick Wainwright, MC. - Gear: Shure MV7 USB dynamic microphone. - Intro music from pond5.com

Born in Wisconsin in 1870, Blessed Solanus Casey became a Capuchin Friar serving in different locations throughout the United States. Wherever he went, his humble nature and strong faith drew people from all walks of life. Father Edward Foley, the Vice-Postulator for the Canonization Cause of Blessed Solanus Casey talks to Timothy about Blessed Solanus' life, faith, and favors attributed to his intercession.To support The Flowered Path: https://www.patreon.com/thefloweredpathAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Thoughts On Blessed Solanus Casey

Reflections On Blessed Solanus Casey

Reflections On Blessed Solanus Casey 

Reflections On Blessed Solanus Casey

Reflections On The Life Of Blessed Solanus Casey

Blessed Solanus Casey, Venerable Frederic Baraga, and Venerable Samuel Mazzuchelli all have something in common. They are someday saints and also featured in a book by Laurie Schmitt. In this conversation with Fr. Edward Looney, Laurie shares about her writing projects, devotion to the someday saints, and how they impress her. Learn more about Laurie Schmitt and her books: https://laurieschmitt.com/ Join Fr. Edward on a pilgrimage: https://app.nativitypilgrimage.com/trip/?trip=72441 Follow Fr. Edward's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvw7PL8ZDihyEMpy94b5-PA

What makes us thinking, rational creatures? In this episode we explore gratitude and thanksgiving with the help of Blessed Solanus Casey, St. Paul and of course, the eucharist. We're thankful for y'all listening and we hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving surrounded by your loved ones.If you liked this episode, would you consider buying us a coffee? https://buymeacoffee.com/barbatus---------- Show Notes ---------0:00 Intro1:22 The New Americans4:02 Walther's first Thanksgiving as an American5:25 Gustavo's experience with Thanksgiving7:17 The first sign of a thinking, rational creature12:42 In a funk? Practice gratitude19:30 It's heaven begun for the grateful on earth24:30 An action of thanksgiving to God28:38 Getting choked up in line for communion32:15 In all circumstances give thanks38:05 Thank God ahead of time40:21 Ideas for practicing gratitude41:10 We're thankful for you43:00 Outro

Full Text of ReadingsSaturday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 406All podcast readings are produced by the USCCB and are from the Catholic Lectionary, based on the New American Bible and approved for use in the United States _______________________________________The Saint of the day is Blessed Solanus CaseyBarney Casey became one of Detroit's best-known priests even though he was not allowed to preach formally or to hear confessions! Barney came from a large family in Oak Grove, Wisconsin. At the age of 21, and after he had worked as a logger, a hospital orderly, a streetcar operator, and a prison guard, he entered St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee—where he found the studies difficult. He left there, and in 1896, joined the Capuchins in Detroit, taking the name Solanus. His studies for the priesthood were again arduous. On July 24, 1904, Solanus was ordained, but because his knowledge of theology was judged to be weak, he was not given permission to hear confessions or to preach. A Franciscan Capuchin who knew him well said this annoying restriction “brought forth in him a greatness and a holiness that might never have been realized in any other way.” During his 14 years as porter and sacristan in Yonkers, New York, the people there recognized Solanus as a fine speaker. James Derum, his biographer writes, “For, though he was forbidden to deliver doctrinal sermons, he could give inspirational talks, or feverinos, as the Capuchins termed them.” His spiritual fire deeply impressed his listeners. Father Solanus served at parishes in Manhattan and Harlem before returning to Detroit, where he was porter and sacristan for 20 years at St. Bonaventure Monastery. Every Wednesday afternoon he conducted well-attended services for the sick. A co-worker estimates that on the average day 150 to 200 people came to see Father Solanus in the front office. Most of them came to receive his blessing; 40 to 50 came for consultation. Many people considered him instrumental in cures and other blessings they received. Father Solanus' sense of God's providence inspired many of his visitors. “Blessed be God in all his designs” was one of his favorite expressions. The many friends of Father Solanus helped the Capuchins begin a soup kitchen during the Depression. Capuchins are still feeding the hungry there today. In failing health, Solanus was transferred to the Capuchin novitiate in Huntington, Indiana, in 1946,  where he lived for ten years until needing to be hospitalized in Detroit. Father Solanus died on July 31, 1957. An estimated 20,000 people passed by his coffin before his burial in St. Bonaventure Church in Detroit. At the funeral Mass, the provincial Father Gerald said: “His was a life of service and love for people like me and you. When he was not himself sick, he nevertheless suffered with and for you that were sick. When he was not physically hungry, he hungered with people like you. He had a divine love for people. He loved people for what he could do for them—and for God, through them.” In 1960, a Father Solanus Guild was formed in Detroit to aid Capuchin seminarians. By 1967, the guild had 5,000 members—many of them grateful recipients of his practical advice and his comforting assurance that God would not abandon them in their trials. Solanus Casey was declared Venerable in 1995, and beatified on November 18, 2017. Reflection His biographer James Patrick Derum writes that eventually Father Solanus was weary from bearing the burdens of the people who visited him. “Long since, he had come to know the Christ-taught truth that pure love of God and one's fellowmen as children of God are in the final event all that matter. Living this truth ardently and continuously had made him, spiritually, a free man—free from slavery to passions, from self-seeking, from self-indulgence, from self-pity—free to serve wholly both God and man” (The Porter of St. Bonaventure's, page 199). Click here for more on Blessed Solanus Casey! Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Blessed Solanus Casey, Priest (Memorial)

Tom Shrewsbury tells the story of Blessed Solanus Casey

Hosts Laurie and Pete are excited for listeners to get to know their “new American friend” on the road to canonization, Blessed Solanus Casey, on his feast day today, July 30.  In between sharing stories of the early childhood and influential witness of this humble Detroit Capuchin, Laurie shares his advice for growing in the love of God, and Pete recalls the joyful Christmas morning that signaled a new life for this man.  Blessed Solanus Casey, pray for us! Listen to Talking Saints with Laurie Power and Pete Sanchez on the Talking Catholic channel at Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Alexa or at https://talking.catholicstarherald.org/show/talking-saints/.  Follow us on… Facebook: www.facebook.com/TalkingCatholic Instagram: www.instagram.com/talkingcatholic Twitter: twitter.com/talkingcatholic

Fr Ed Foley, vice postulator for Bl. Solanus Casey Kay Ethington-Vogrinc, favor recipient & Servant of God Br. Joseph Dutton

A Priest, doorkeeper, counselor, whose prayers are credited with miraculous cures - Who is Blessed Solanus Casey? Friar Solanus Mary tells his story in this episode of Franciscan Voice. (Friar Solanus Mary's recording was produced by Christian Media Trust for South East Radio - both located in Wexford, Ireland)

On "EWTN News Nightly" tonight: The Holy Father is on the second leg of his nearly week-long visit to Canada. EWTN News Vatican Analyst, Andrea Gagliarducci, joins us from Quebec to tell us what's been on Pope Francis' agenda so far. Meanwhile, the Biden Administration is reacting to news that the Gross Domestic Product was in negative territory again, for the second straight quarter. President Joe Biden says that despite challenges, we are on the right track. Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, Joel Griffith, joins to share whether the Biden Administration is being too optimistic. Congressional Democrats say President Biden's goal of cutting emissions by 25% in 2 years may be within reach. This comes after a deal was reached between Senator Joe Manchin and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on a multi-billion dollar clean energy plan. Finally this evening, on Saturday the Catholic Church will celebrate Blessed Solanus Casey's feast day. Brother George Kooran and Brother Steven Kropp from the Solanus Casey Center in Detroit, Michigan join to tell us about Blessed Solanus Casey's life and his relevance today. Don't miss out on the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Get EWTN News Nightly delivered to your email: https://ewtn.com/enn

Maybe you've seen his creations - a full Catholic church made out of legos! John Kraemer, the creator of the Lego Church Project, joins me to talk about how he uses his gifts to glorify God and how no matter our state in life, we can all do the same! This was an eye-opening, humbling conversation for me about what it's like to have a disability.  Links: Lego Church Project Facebook New book about Blessed Solanus Casey (aff link) Produced by yours truly at VictoriaEverleigh.com

This week, Ralph speaks about the life and work of Blessed Solanus Casey and how he can model for us the pursuit of sanctity in everyday life.

Do you know the miracle that made Fr. Solanus Casey a Blessed? In this episode we sit down with Fr. Ed Foley, Capuchin, vice postulator of the cause for the canonization of Blessed Solanus Casey. We cover a timeline spanning the last 65 years, since Fr. Solanus died, and where we're at in the process of Fr. Solanus potentially becoming a canonized saint.

In this episode we banter with Fr. Mark Mary, CFR about nachos, singing in public and franciscan vocations. Then we get into the topic of the episode: the link between Blessed Solanus Casey and the Franciscans of the Renewal. We talk about three Blessed Solanus Casey stories that Fr. Benedict Groeschel, one of the founders of the CFRs, mentions in his book “Travelers Along the Way”. At the end we talk about Fr. Innocent Montgomery's book “Born of Fire” and why as a man you should grab that for Lent.