As you may have noticed, I've been in a very eccentric blogging orbit for some time, and so I fall behind on important news and events in the lives of a lot of people I admire.
Jeff Hendrix (also widely known on the interwebs as "Athos"), author, blogger and Bearded Catholic, has been one of those consistently engaging writers and commenters I've had the pleasure to run across. I have not lately done much blog surfing, and so I was not aware of some serious health issues that Jeff was having... or I was not aware they had become as serious as they have. I'm sorry to hear that Jeff is in a very bad way.
Jeff's fellow blogger from The Four Masketeers, Michael Baruzzini, reports via Mark Shea that Jeff "is in the last days of his battle with cancer. I would like to ask you, and your many readers, to keep him and his family in prayer."
Please join me in prayer for Jeff Hendrix, his family and his friends. May they all be granted the peace of Christ.
UPDATE: I just read at Mark Shea's blog that Jeff passed away this morning.
Out of the depths I call to you, LORD;
Lord, hear my cry! May your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
If you, LORD, mark our sins, Lord, who can stand?
But with you is forgiveness and so you are revered.
I wait with longing for the LORD, my soul waits for his word.
My soul looks for the Lord more than sentinels for daybreak. More than sentinels for daybreak,
let Israel look for the LORD, For with the LORD is kindness, with him is full redemption,
And God will redeem Israel from all their sins.
Posted by: Mary | June 28, 2011 at 04:32 PM