[father_elijah]

On a different note, I imagine you have heard that there have been great anti-Israeli riots throughout the Muslim world. We hear that the Sudanese Muslims are recruiting the next wave of terrorists. We are praying against these efforts by the power of the Precious Blood of the Lamb of God. Thank you for remembering Sudanese Catholics and other Sudanese Christians in your prayers. The Sudanese Islamic government must be stopped.

I believe a very compelling case can be made that the US and the UK should invade the Sudan rather than Iraq. The Sudanese Islamic government is nothing but al-Qaeda under a differing name. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem and for the downfall of workers of terror. God bless you.

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Yes Father, I will pray.

If I may, there is another area that has been bothering me of late and probably other Christians. It is the situation in the Church of the Nativity. The Jews and the Muslims are fighting it out in the very birthplace of Jesus Christ with our Franciscan friars held hostage. I can't put into words how it makes me feel or even what I think of it. Irony mixed with horror and an impending sense of something is the best way I can describe it. Do you have any words or thoughts on this situation?