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News and updates from the Cause for Canonization, the Solanus Casey Center and the Father Solanus Guild.

I’ll Take a Dozen!

Portrait of Br. George Kooran, OFM Cap.

A few weeks back a group of family members came to the Solanus Casey Center in Detroit. One of our friars, Br. Dan, greeted and welcomed them. They had a wonderful story to share.


March 30, 2023
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Meet Br. Peter

A close-up photo of Br. Peter Chinnappan, OFM Cap., assistant director of the Solanus Casey Center.

Meet Br. Peter Chinnappan, OFM Cap., who joined the staff at the Solanus Casey Center in 2022 as our new Assistant Director.


February 20, 2023
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Artur’s Story

A photo of Artur who reported a favor received through the intercession of Blessed Solanus Casey

Hear about Artur’s unexpected healing from a cerebral hemmhorage that came after Blessed Solanus Casey’s intercession.


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Warm Memories of Peace

Portrait of Br. George Kooran, OFM Cap.

Father Solanus’ trust and confidence in the Lord was admirable. His first words in his Novitiate diary were: “Ask, Seek, Knock.”


January 31, 2023
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2022 Novena of Blessed Solanus Casey

Br. Richard Merling, OFM Cap. prays the novena prayers from the pulpit during the 2021 Feast Day Mass at St. Bonaventure Chapel.

Join us at the Solanus Casey Center and St. Bonaventure Chapel for the novena and feast of Blessed Solanus Casey. Download and view the novena prayers, updated in 2021, here.


June 23, 2022
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On the Rise Café now open inside the Solanus Casey Center

Norman, Roberta and Sherida, the staff at On the Rise Cafe at the Solanus Casey Center

On the Rise Café, a program of the Capuchin Soup Kitchen, will open at its new location inside the Solanus Casey Center on Thursday, June 9, 2022. The café will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. serving baked goods, coffee, sandwiches and other items.


June 9, 2022
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Watch Solanus EWTN Documentary Online

Blessed Solanus Casey actor standing in the Chapel next to statue of Solanus

EWTN’s “Miracle Hunter” Michael O’Neill followed the story of Blessed Solanus Casey as part of the documentary series “They Might Be Saints.” The documentary on Blessed Solanus Casey aired on EWTN in December 2021 and is now viewable on our website!


February 8, 2022
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Meet Capuchin friar Fr. Gebreyesus

A photo potrait of Br. Gebreyesus Boyine, OFM Cap., a Capuchin Franciscan friar who ministers at the Solanus Casey Center.

Fr. Gebreyesus Boyine, OFM Cap. is one of our newer friars ministering at the Solanus Casey Center. Fr. Gebreyesus, a native of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, previously ministered with the Capuchins in Montana among the Crow people.


January 8, 2022
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