A bump for your wonderful thread... thanks for keeping us all on the same page! Nothing like some of the great Saints to keep us all together and in the right frame of mind, especially in these days.
I want to express my deep affection for all of the Catholics on Free Republic. All of you have been a blessing to me in so many ways. Over the last few years my duties have been reduced because of my age, but I have still tried to serve in that area which is my greatest passion -- the fate of Sudanese Christians in the Sudan and scattered across northern Africa, Spain and Italy. I have been very blessed by an oilman from Texas who gave me this computer and arranged for the internet connections no matter where I must go. God bless Gregory -- who will not let me use his surname.
On another note, this Sunday is my birthday -- as young Brother Solanus tells me, I will be ancient. So on Mercy Sunday, please remember to pray for the Christians of the Sudan. And please say a prayer for me too. God bless!