{"id":6231,"date":"2025-07-31T09:01:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doxaweb.com\/blog\/?p=6231"},"modified":"2025-07-31T09:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T14:01:13","slug":"solanus-in-detroit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doxaweb.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/31\/solanus-in-detroit\/","title":{"rendered":"Solanus in Detroit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">On June 17, 2004, I flew from Los Angeles to Detroit to join the cast of <em>Solanus<\/em> for two performances at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.divinechild.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Divine Child<\/strong><\/a> parish in Dearborn, Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"164\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doxaweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/solanus.jpg?resize=164%2C245&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6234\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The rest of the cast &#8212; comprised mostly of 7 families from Hudson, WI &#8212; had travelled by bus to Detroit on Thursday, June 17, arriving around 1 am Friday morning. Friday was a full day with construction of the set, a rehearsal and an evening performance. Then on Saturday, following an afternoon performance, we all loaded a bus and crossed Detroit to visit Saint Bonaventure&#8217;s, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solanuscasey.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Father Solanus Casey<\/strong><\/a> was the doorkeeper for many years. His tomb is there, in the midst of a new shrine and museum honoring his life and spirituality. The Capuchin friars were gracious hosts, serving a dinner for us and giving us a tour of the museum. After the evening, we returned to Divine Child to pack up the set until 1 am. Then we left early Sunday morning to return to our homes. Quite a 48-hour whirlwind tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">It was inspiring to meet people whose families had met Fr. Solanus personally and\/or had experienced answered prayers through his intercession. His simple spirituality, summed up in a way by his expression, &#8220;thank God ahead of time,&#8221; is really quite profound. As our culture becomes more driven by technology, I think we experience more and more the temptation to believe that our designs and plans are the most important thing. Fr. Solanus reminds us that God&#8217;s designs, often mysterious but always issuing from the heart of a loving Father, are in fact what matter most and what can bring us the greatest joy, if we can open our hearts to receive them.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doxaweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/solanus_tomb.jpg?resize=400%2C216&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doxaweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/solanus_tomb.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/doxaweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/solanus_tomb.jpg?resize=300%2C162&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"\">At one point during our tour of the shrine, I rounded a corner to find Fr. Solanus&#8217; tomb, surrounded by the children in our group who were gathered in silent prayer. It figures, I thought to myself, that young people would gravitate in a special way to this holy man. They would understand his wonder at the goodness of God, his joy, his gratitude, and his readiness to be a servant, no matter how humble the task. The scripture that immediately came to mind was Matthew 19:13, &#8220;Let the little children alone, and do not stop them from coming to me, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of Heaven belongs.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 17, 2004, I flew from Los Angeles to Detroit to join the cast of Solanus for two performances at Divine Child parish in Dearborn, Michigan. 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