It reached No. 1 on the Billboard Charts of 1972 and is currently an earworm I can't shake! Some of you, of a certain age, may recall this hit by singer/songwriter Johnny Nash: "I Can See Clearly Now." The song came to mind as I began writing this little update. I had mentioned in my last one that I was preparing for a second eye surgery to repair the rather large macular hole in my retina. My eye surgeon convinced me to do it and I'm so glad I did! Thank God, my eye surgeon and everyone who has been praying for me, the hole is officially closed! I still may not be able to "see all obstacles in my way" as the song goes but it's certainly a good start!

And I'm overjoyed to be able to share my little Solanus Casey musical once again! This coming Saturday, October 5 at 6:45PM More Love than Skill: A Saint and His Fiddle will be performed at St. Fabian Catholic Church in Farmington Hills, MI. (see the poster for more details) It's "been a minute" since the last one back in July!

Again, thanks for all of your prayers, emails and phone calls to see how I've doing! And a special thanks to those able to make a donation through the Catholic Foundation of Michigan in support of my ministry!

Happy Feast of St. Francis to everyone and for all of my dear Jewish friends Shanah Tovah, a very sweet New Year!

Peace and All Good!

Brother Al, OFM

Remember, you can always go to my website BrotherAl.org to check for upcoming performances.

We friars believe the life story of Blessed Solanus Casey deserves to be shared far and wide! Would you please consider clicking here to contribute to the Solanus Casey Musical Project fund? Any donation great or small will be appreciated. By clicking you'll be taken to the Catholic Foundation of Michigan donation page for my ministry with many options of support for you to consider. Your donations, of course, would be tax deductible. If you've already seen the musical and believe in its message please consider making an additional free will offering if you can. And, if you have any questions about any of this please feel free to give me a call at: 313-320-0548.

Gratefully,

Bro. Al, OFM

We'd love to bring this Solanus Casey musical to your home town. Please contact me through my website www.BrotherAl.org, or give me a call at (313)320-0548 and we can talk about some possibilities! And check out the trailer: More Love than Skill Trailer

Hope to see you at the show!

Peace and All Good!

Bro. Al, OFM