Vernard Poslusney

Father Venard Poslusney (1 December 1917 – 15 December 2005) was a Roman Catholic figure and author who gained recognition through many conferences, lectures and seminars (some of which were with Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen in the 1970s). Poslusney was a "life-long" friend of John Haffert (co-founder of the Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima) and played a significant role in the formation and daily operations of the Blue Army.

Life Venard Poslusney was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on December 1, 1917. He attended Saint Nicholas Grade School in Millvale, Pennsylvania. Entering high school, he joined the Carmelites at Mount Carmel Preparatory Seminary in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He made his simple profession of vows at the Carmelite Novitiate house in New Baltimore, Pennsylvania, on August 15, 1936; and his solemn vows on August 15, 1939.

Entering college, he attended Mount Carmel College in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He also attended De Paul University, Chicago, Illinois, where he received his bachelor's degree in Spanish in 1947. He had a great interest in music and entered the Chicago Conservatory of Music, in Chicago, Illinois, where he received both Bachelor's and master's degrees in Voice and Composition in 1949 and 1951 respectively. He was credited with conducting over 300 conferences that were recognized throughout the United States, Canada, Austria and Rome. He resided in New Jersey for more than thirty years and had served the Lay Carmelite community as spiritual director and chaplain, founding the communities in New Jersey, Florida, and California. Towards the end of his life he acted as an advisor to the Holy Office in the area of Private Revelation.

Works Father Venard Poslusney, 1964 The Imitation of Christ, According to St. John of the Cross PGEN 132/5843 Father Venard Poslusney, 1973 "Attaining Spiritual Maturity for Contemplation" Father Venard Poslusney, 1994 Prayer, Aspiration and Contemplation Father Venard Poslusney, 1997 "Union With The Lord In Prayer"