I have a deep passion for my Catholic faith and a desire to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ through sacred art.

Meet Jake Rogalski

I was born and raised in Minnesota, where I was baptized and brought up in the Lutheran tradition with a deep love for Jesus. Faith has always been at the center of my life, and that foundation eventually led me on a journey toward Catholicism during my college years. On Divine Mercy Sunday of 2021, I was received and Confirmed in the Catholic Church.

In 2024, I followed a call to religious life with the Norbertines of St. Michael’s Abbey in California. I received the name frater Solanus, O.Praem., after Bl. Solanus Casey. My time at the Abbey was a season of deep prayer, amazing brotherhood, a lot of painting, and a real discernment of God’s call for my life. While I came to understand that God was not calling me to be a canon regular, that experience stirred up a very strong desire within me.

Throughout my life, I have always been drawn to art—working in pencil, wood burning, and painting. But it was at the Abbey that I was first introduced to the sacred tradition of iconography. There, I discovered not just a new artistic medium, but a spiritual calling: to create art that draws souls closer to the Son of God.

Young man in white clerical robe with hands in prayer position, smiling in church with stained glass windows and ornate decor in the background.
A smiling young man wearing glasses on his hat, a backpack, and a gray shirt, standing outdoors.

Mission of the Brand

Close-up of the letter 'I' in gold and the letter 'P' in black, part of a logo or text design.
Stylized black and white religious figure resembling a saint or bishop, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, holding a staff, and with an icon of Jesus Christ on chest.

Peregrinus is Latin for “pilgrim’ or “wanderer.” We are never fully at home here on this earth, rather, this life is a pilgrimage, leading us toward our eternal home with the Father. There is a long history of the Christian faithful carrying holy images with them as they went on pilgrimage, hence it is my hope that the icons I make can remind people of their true home as they travel this earthly pilgrimage. The name Peregrinus also pays homage to my former novice master, Father Peregrine Fletcher, O.Praem., a man I deeply admire and to whom I owe great thanks, as he was the one who taught me the traditional technique of iconography.