CLICK HERE to read about Brother Columba and the road to sainthood. The first newsletter contains one of my articles.

Here is a letter from Rev. Andrew Gawrych, CSC, explaining the newsletter.

On this first Friday of the month when the Church traditionally remembers the Sacred Heart of Jesus, it is my great joy to share with you the first edition of the newsletter In Kind Love. The bimonthly newsletter seeks to enlighten people about the life and spirituality of Br. Columba O’Neill, C.S.C., who was a devoted disciple of the Sacred Heart. I want to thank Br. Phil Smith, C.S.C., and his team for coming up with the idea for this newsletter and making it a reality.

I must admit to having known very little about Br. Columba up until a year and a half ago. The more that I have learned about his life and heard the testimonies of those who have sought his intercession, the more that I have been inspired and built up in my own faith.

I strongly encourage all of you then to read this edition by clicking here and to receive future editions of In Kind Love by emailing:  inkindlove@brothersofholycross.com. I also invite you to share the newsletter with others so we can continue to invite people to learn about Br. Columba and develop a relationship with him. 

To give you an update, less than two weeks ago, on Monday, 24 June, we received word from the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend that Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades has written to the Dicastery for the Causes of the Saints to request the nihil obstat, which will allow the opening diocesan phase of his cause for beatification and canonization. This request came after much hard work by Br. Phil and our Postulator, Dr. Valentina Culurgioni, to complete all the documentation required. We hope to receive word from the Dicastery before the end of the year.

I kindly ask that you keep in your prayers all of our causes for canonization. As much as ever, people who seek to follow Jesus need companions who share the path of discipleship with them. Our men who are in the process of canonization can be those great companions, intercessors, examples, and guides, and so we pray that, if it be the will of God, the Church may recognize their holiness and raise them to the altars.

Fraternally in Holy Cross,
Fr. Andrew Gawrych, C.S.C.
Third Assistant, Vice Postulator

Art: Ronald Patrick Raab, CSC