Meet Solanus Casey
Father Solanus Casey, OFM Cap. (1870-1957) spent his fifty-three years as a priest in menial service as a humble sacristan and porter in his monastery. Yet despite his lowly position, by the time he was declared "Venerable" by Pope John Paul II in 1995 thousands of people had offered testimony that Fr. Solanus had transformed their lives. On May 4, 2017, Pope Francis declared that Fr. Solanus would be raised to the rank of "Blessed," one step from canonization as a saint.
Br. Leo Wollenweber, OFM Cap. has been a Capuchin brother for sixty years. He lived with Solanus Casey at St. Bonaventure Monastery in Detroit and worked with him there for five years. Br. Leo later served as an assistant novice director and retreat team member in monasteries throughout Wisconsin and Michigan. He returned to St. Bonaventure's in 1978.
| Description | "In an age hungering for spiritual heroes, Fr. Solanus stands tall." -Adam Cardinal Maida, Archbishop of Detroit Father Solanus Casey, OFM Cap. (1870-1957) spent his fifty-three years as a priest in menial service as a humble sacristan and porter in his monastery. Yet despite his lowly position, by the time he was declared "Venerable" by Pope John Paul II in 1995 thousands of people had offered testimony that Fr. Solanus had transformed their lives. On May 4, 2017, Pope Francis declared that Fr. Solanus would be raised to the rank of "Blessed," one step from canonization as a saint. Br. Leo Wollenweber, OFM Cap. has been a Capuchin brother for sixty years. He lived with Solanus Casey at St. Bonaventure Monastery in Detroit and worked with him there for five years. Br. Leo later served as an assistant novice director and retreat team member in monasteries throughout Wisconsin and Michigan. He returned to St. Bonaventure's in 1978. |
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