Brother Conrad Richardson of the Fransiscan Brothers of Peace in St. Paul is blessed by Fr. Tim Vakoc after reading Scripture and praying in Vakoc's room at the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis. "It's incredibly profound to be blessed by someone who is so vulnerable. It's power beyond words," said Brother Conrad. Vakoc is recovering from a catastrophic head wound after his truck was bombed in Iraq two years ago while serving as an Army Chaplain.