Kelly Luttinen

Kelly Luttinen

Kelly Luttinen is a freelance writer for Detroit Catholic, a digital news service of the Archdiocese of Detroit.

Articles by Kelly Luttinen

Sister Solanus Casey Danda, SOLT, second from left, is one of several religious sisters with Detroit ties who in recent years entered religious life and chose Blessed Solanus Casey as their namesake. Four sisters interviewed by Detroit Catholic explained how Detroit’s beloved Capuchin friar played a significant role in their discernment journeys, and why, after much prayer, they chose him as a model of holiness in their own vocations. Credit: Courtesy photo/Detroit Catholic

Religious sisters share why they chose Blessed Solanus Casey as their namesake

Jul 30, 2024 / 04:00 am

Four religious sisters with ties to Detroit explain how Blessed Solanus Casey inspired their vocations enough to adopt his name.

Massgoers fill St. Albertus Church in Detroit, Michigan, for Mass Mob V Aug. 10, 2014. The movement, which started in Buffalo in 2013 and quickly spread to other cities, found a lasting home in Detroit, which celebrated 51 events at historic city churches from 2014-19. Photo courtesy of Detroit Catholic/Jonathan Francis

Detroit Mass Mobs to return June 25 after three-year pandemic hiatus

Jun 25, 2023 / 08:00 am

The idea behind Mass Mobs is to invite people to attend Mass at historic churches, once-vital parishes whose attendance had dwindled.