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Blog Posts from the Solanus Casey Center

Benny’s Story

Benny playing the violin.

Andra and Nicholas were told that their baby would not survive delivery. The couple prayed for the intercession of Blessed Solanus Casey. This is what happened.

February 9, 2023
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A Powerful Intercessor

In 2017, Fr. Solanus was declared Blessed by Pope Francis. It is hard to believe that nine years have passed since his beatification. Since the beatification, the number of pilgrims coming to St. Bonaventure Monastery and the Solanus Casey Center has remained above 100,000 each year…

June 23, 2026
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Loraine’s gift of children and healing

Black-and-white photograph of Loraine Franzosi holding her newborn twins.

Father Solanus intercedes during a troubled pregnancy.

May 20, 2026
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Learn to Know Mary

It’s May! Most of us look forward to and love this month. Spring is really here with the splendor and fragrance of budding trees and blooming flowers, longer days and warmer sunshine, Mother’s Day with its tender memories – and the whole month…

May 18, 2026
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Surrounded by Mystery

We have journeyed through Lent, which has brought us to Holy Week, culminating in Easter Sunday. To put it in a nutshell, we have been meditating on the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord. This is what the Church calls the Paschal Mysteries…

April 10, 2026
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Two by Two and More

“Hi Yo, Silver” and the Lone Ranger was on his way to another adventure, rescuing the innocent and capturing the villains. The masked man provided me with many hours of entertainment, usually…

March 12, 2026
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Learning to Love

The late Br. Michael Crosby, OFM Cap. recalls in Thank God Ahead of Time: The Life and Spirituality of Solanus Casey, that near the end of his sermon, Fr. Gerald recalled “two loves” of Solanus—people who were sick and those who…

February 5, 2026
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Solanus the Baptizer

Video thumbnail image from "Solanus the Baptizer."

Fr. Edward Foley, Capuchin, Vice-Postulator of the Cause for Canonization, on his research into Blessed Solanus Casey’s surprising sacramental ministry.

January 22, 2026
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