by Gretchen Siegel Detroit, Mich., Jul 30, 2021 / 15:19 pm Blessed Solanus Casey’s childhood was not easy. He contracted diphtheria that permanently damaged his voice. Casey’s family also struggled economically since he was one of sixteen children. Despite these struggles, Casey’s large Irish Catholic family instilled in him a …

by Gretchen Siegel Denver Newsroom, Jul 28, 2021 / 06:00 am Not much is popularly known about Blessed Stanley Rother, the small town Oklahoma native who was declared blessed in September 2017 by the Catholic Church. One of the newest blesseds, he became a priest and missionary at a parish …