[drstevej]

Why preclude Moses, Abraham, David, etc. ??? Also, was John not an Old Testament saint... he died before Calvary.

BTW, is there a patron saint of Pueblo pottery collectors?
I am also an astro fan, but I understand there is already a patron saint of hopeless causes. :)

[JMJ333]

See post 34.

[Wrigley]

Funny story here Steve. I was walking my dog last evening and came across a family playing baseball in their front yard. One of the children was an 5 or 6 year old girl. She was a bit afraid of my dog, or it could have been me. Her father saw that I was wearing a Cub cap and told his daughter. "Don't be afraid of them, they're Cub fans, their harmless by September." I laughed so hard I had tears running down my face. Made some new friends though.

[Sock]

BTW, is there a patron saint of Pueblo pottery collectors? I am also an astro fan, but I understand there is already a patron saint of hopeless causes. :)

Yaknow, Mr. PhD of tap dancing, it's those kinds of remarks that convinces me that I was right about you from the gitgo despite the little ":)" after your post. You are disrespectful horse's a$$.

[sitetest]

Dear drstevej,

"I am also an astro fan, but I understand there is already a patron saint of hopeless causes. :)"

Indeed, that is my own patron saint, St. Jude.

As to OT guys, they're saints, you can ask them to intercede on your behalf.

As to your further questions, this article gives a little illumination: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11562a.htm

It's a bit long, so I'm not going to quote from it. But, several paragraphs in, the article speaks about patron saints as folks who proclaimed the Gospel.

Hope it helps.

sitetest