Re: Hallelujah! Let me introduce myself.

Staving Charlie Brickner:
>My undying thanks to all who helped me overcome this obstacle.
>
>I am a 63-year-old Catholic priest and the pastor of 3 small parishes
>in the Blue Ridge Mtns. of VA.  I have had a love of languages &
>linguistics since I was a child.  I can remember checking out grammar
>books from the library as early as the fifth grade.  My first formal
>contact was with Latin in high school.  I was an R.N. before entering
>the seminary & "did time" in the army (Germany) and the Peace Corps
>(Honduras).  I now hold a B.A. in English, a B.A. in natural science,
>an M.A. in comparative religions, & TONS of theology credits.  I have
>credits in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, German, French, Italian, & a minor
>in Spanish.  I can also read Portuguese.  My serious dabblings
>include Dutch, Japanese, Swahili, & Malay.
Welcome to the list Father - I'm sorry I didn't reply to your email to me
personally, as I don't tend to reply to emails from people  don't already
know. However, I did forward it on to John Cowan.

Pete