[SoothingDave]

Is there some charity called St. Jude and is there some duty to publicly publish thanks if they help you or are they actually thanking the Saint?

The latter. It's a quasi-superstitious thing where if someone gets his prayer answered, he is supposed to then publish thanks. Or vice versa. I've seen it where you're supposed to publish something for 9 days straight and then you get your "wish."

Like I said, there are legitimate prayers and saints. And then there is superstitious stuff. There is no magic way to get what you want, be it publishing a classified or burying a statue.

SD

[HairOfTheDog]

Thanks.... I've always wondered about it and never known who to ask!