Hello, John!
Blessed Solanus Casey's assignments as a Capuchin friar took him all over the Midwest and to upstate New York. The city that's most associated with his ministry, though, is Detroit, where he spent two decades serving the poor and sick.
At the time, Detroit was a true boomtown fueled by the growing automotive industry. It was filled with factories and executive boardrooms—not the most obvious fit for such a gentle and humble friar.
But one lesson of the story of Solanus Casey is that God does some of his best work in unexpected places. So Detroit became the spot where Solanus prayed and encouraged others to pray, for cures and miracles. Often, those prayers were answered.
You can read about how Solanus' work captivated the Motor City in our newly updated biography, Gratitude and Grit.
