Cross-country walker to talk at Charismatic meeting

9/6/2008

James Butch Murphy, founder and president of Vera Cruz Communications, will be the featured speaker at a Catholic Charismatic prayer meeting Wednesday night in Rossford.

Mr. Murphy is a former social worker, undersea salvage diver, charter boat operator, and construction worker who at one time served as Mother Teresa s bodyguard.

In 1992, inspired by the U.S. bishops Heritage and Hope letter, he undertook a 4,200-mile journey on foot across America carrying a six-foot cross.

Wednesday night s prayer meeting starts at 7 p.m. at All Saints Catholic Church, 628 Lime City Rd., Rossford. Information: 419-691-6686.