On this site, my goal is to collate all of the information I can find from family or the internet into one location. Website links often begin to fail over time, so where I deemed it necessary, I’ve captured the complete text, photos as well as the weblink. Below are some links to posts referring to Fr. Casimir that I have collated to date.

Fr. Casimir Michael Cypher OFM Conv.

aka Fr. Casimir Cypher, aka Fray Casimiro, aka Man of Peace, aka Servant of God

Michael Jerome Cypher, later Fr. Casimir Cypher, was a first cousin to my grandfather Clarence Cypher. He was martyred in the Los Horcones massacre in Honduras in 1975 and in 2013 the bishop of Olancho began the process of canonization to sainthood, the first step being recognized as “Servant of God”.

• Locations in Honduras
• Olancho Department, Honduras
• Find a Grave
• Fray Casimiro’s Tomb
• Pilgrimage to Gualaco & Casimir’s Tomb
• MARTYR OF HONDURAS Includes Prayer of Intercession for private devotion.
• Bishops of Central and South America Push the Cause for Canonization Another Prayer of Intercession
• Missionary Witnesses A reflection by Father Patrick Greenough, OFM Conv
• MAGAZINE: THE STORY OF FR. CASIMIR CYPHER Catholic Forester magazine article
• Los Horcones Massacre
• 14 were massacred
• Photos of Fr. Casimir
• Life Timeline
• Quotes & Meditations
• The Sun A poem\writing given to missionary Juanita Klapeke
• Man of Peace – Book details
• Man of Peace – PDF
• Fr. Casimir, Martyr of God
• Friar-Casimir-Cypher
• Fray Casimiro Cypher A page in Spanish.
• Clipping: Brothers Join in Reading First Mass
• Clipping: 2 Priests Believed Killed
• Clipping: Medford Remembers Zeal of Priest
• Clipping: Missionary Michael Cypher Slain in Honduras
• Clipping: Our Sunday Visitor article
• Additional Research
• Kinship between Dan Brandner and Fr. Casimir
• Who are the Franciscans?
• Another WI martyr
• Friar Casimir CYPHER: An Ordinary Life Made Extraordinary
• Dr. Mike Gable’s stories of time with Fr. Casimir in Honduras
• Testimony of the Life of Fr. Casimir by Thomas Luchetti
• Missionary Cross of Fr. Casimir
• Bird Carving
• Sun Carving
• Youths at a Colegio in Olancho
• Fr. Casimir Cypher, a model for missionaries today
• Update on the Cause for Friar Casimir Cypher
• 50 Years of Fruitful Testimony – Brochure 1
• 50 Years of Fruitful Testimony – Brochure 2
• Father Casimir, a short biography, 4:19 video
• Friars Minor Conventual – website
• Centro De Formación Técnica Profesional – Fray Casimiro Cypher
• Murdered in Central America – Book
• Michael ‘Casimir’ Cypher chapter from “Murdered in Central America” – PDF
• 50th Anniversary Announcements
• Postings in English of the June 25th Events in Honduras for the 50th Anniversary
• Honduras Mission – Good Sheperd Catholic Community – Colleyville TX
• Honduras Mission Brochure
• Documentary of the Massacres of Talanquera, Santa Clara & Los Horcones Sp. 55 min
• Entre la Memoria y el Olvido. 50 años de la masacre de Santa Clara y Los Horcones Sp. 1:08:17
• What was Father Casimir Like?
• Trip to Honduras – Fr. Patrick and Dan Brandner June 2025
• Pilgrimage to Olancho – Slides from Trip
• Catholic Herald article, July 17, 2025
• The Star News article, July 17, 2025
• Living the Way of the Tau
• Cronologia De Una Masacre by Pedro Joaquin Mendoza Tilguant (book cover in Spanish)
• Historia de Una Iglesia Que Ha Vivido su Compromiso Con Los Pobres – by HNA. Maria Garcia, O.S.F. (book cover in Spanish)
• The Sufferings, Assassinations and Martyrdom of the Missionary Church in Olancho, Honduras (1963-1982) – (book cover image)
• Following the footsteps of Medford’s martyr Catholic Herald article August 29,2025

Coming soon…

• 2014 update on the cause letter
• Inspired to Donate to the Cause Process?
• Timeline of the cause of Canonization of Fr. Casimir
• St. Bonaventure Province Friary and their Archives
• Casimir’s Notebook
• Other poetry of Casimir
• Other Writings of Casimir
• Charcoal Sketches of Prophets by Casimir
• Other photos of Casimir
• Other Books mentioning Casimir
• Fr. Emil Cook’s letter to the Province
• Gray Habit Pictures
• Casimir, the captain of the football team
• Casimir’s Sports Letter
• Visiting Rockford, St. Anthony of Padua church
• Named Bricks at the church
• Menarky Photo and it’s selection
• Paula (Menarky) Sentovich, and cigarette butts
• Visiting the Poor Claire Sisters
• Retired Bishop William Callahan, OFM, Conv.
• Remembering a coat story
• Selecting the Menarky photo to represent Casimir
• St. Josephat Basilica in Milwaukee
• Stained Glass Window of Fr. Casimir
• Pencil Colored Drawings
• Maryam Gossling, FSPA artist
• St. Rose of Viterbo Convent
• Mary of the Angels Chapel
• Gossling Pencil Color 1
• Gossling Pencil Color 2
• Gossling Pencil Color 3
• Gossling Pencil Color 4
• Visiting Mary Ann (Cypher) Engel
• Old Car photo with Michael
• Casimir Letter to Mary Ann
• Visiting Joseph Cypher
• Casimir Letter to Joseph
• Casimir’s Black Habit
• Visiting Joyce Keller
• Revised version of Man of Peace with Updates (not published)
• Juanita (Jane) Jelenik’s story