this was a good story, i would love to read more. maybe they come back and let him know how things went and keep coming back and getting blessings and things (a few 55 gal water drums would be great)

His name is Francis, not Frank that was Burns

A touching and wonderful story very well told.

I found another MASH xover where an elderly Hawkeye becoming house doctor when Xander and a slew of young slayers move in next door. That one has a feeling of camaraderie and action. This one leaves me with a feeling of peace. Thank you

Oh, my. This was excellent. I loved the good Father in the TV show when it was originally broadcast (dating myself here), and you seem to have him exactly.

That, was so very cool.

This could be a standalone, but I'm glad to see you've got more planned. One thing, though- Father Mulcahey suffered damage to his hearing, and there didn't seem to be any sign of it here.

I don't know MASH but this was beautiful. Thank you.

Excellent. Short but touching.

Nice story

This is a sweet story - and you got Father Mulcahy down so well! I have to start watching MASH reruns again, some time!

This seems to be based on the TV series rather than the books. In the books
Frank Mulcahy becomes a bishop of a Chinese province IIRC.

Three books were written by Richard Hooker, the original author: MASH, MASH Goes to Maine, and MASH Mania.

The ones co-authored by W.E. Butterworth were mainly written for laughs, the first one was MASH Goes to New Orleans, then it went a lot of other places.

http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&;tag=mozilla-20&index=blended&link_code=qs&field-keywords=MASH%20Goes%20to&sourceid=Mozilla-search

... There's books? Huh.

Thanks.

Har! Fun to see Mash in a fic again. Minor fan nitpick: Father Mulcahey was mostly deafened by a mortar in Goodbye, Farewell and Amen when trying to get some Chinese POW's to safety, but that's not a requisite for enjoyment of your story. I just mention in case you wanted to add in that particular facet of his character.

[Edit] I see another has mentioned, but I stand by my offering of information. For the Mash is strong in me. :)

Apparently that was fixed in a short-lived spin-off (AfterMASH.) Who knew?

Wikipedia is my friend ;)

Absolutely loved this. I'm a huge M*A*S*H fan, adn I love the very in-character interactions that you had between the Father & Buffy. Great job! :)

I am glad to see that this may be more than a one-shot. This was a lovely, touching piece and I would love to see more. It was gentle, capturing the spirit of the scene, and I think it would give the Scoobies a peaceful place they could come and find spiritual refreshment - even if they follow a different god.

Loved this. He is such a gentle soul and would have, indeed, blessed them. Considering all the strange things you see in war he might even be at least passingly familiar with the undead. And if ever there was a priest who could have enough faith to be a traveling spot of holy ground to scare off vampires it would be Father Mulcahey.

Even if I did spell it wrong.