I will keep this simple. Beautiful story!  Will there be more or is this it?

                      Vivien

Very  well done  talent flows out of this story you can see a lot of
background and experience with the church ....would like to see what happens in chapter 10 &  11  maybe  Jesus himself would make an apperance shaking Karen to the roots of her soul and teaching
little Dannel to heal with a touch at age three by age five could make everyone astounded with her knowlage to the point that she passes a test for a doctor degree in medicen by age six is the smartest child or for that mater any person alive on earth..
some of us that read your stories are bed ridden and cannot walk but we read all kinds of stories and have found this one of the best ....
 Thank you    thank you    thank you   Rone

the most compelling story i've read ever!  seems theologically well founded, although archangels are the second lowest choir of angels out of nine.  i can only assume it was written by a Catholic priest, or at least a Catholic very close to the priesthood.  the Christianity is very sound.  the plot twist gives the author a very good opportunity to explore theology and the priesthood from a very personal point of view!  very good work...keep it coming...

This is a well written fantasy that I really enjoyed, in spite of the religious overtones. I do have a concern about a "lost soul". I feel the original soul in the body of our protagonist should be given a chance of redemption. Perhaps through the birth of another child. She deserves a chance to get it right. Being condemned to die in the body of a priest seems to be a bit severe. We know she/he died due to an overdose; however, it may not have been self inflicted. Let's give her a chance to grow up with awareness of her past and the knowledge that she can get it right. Having her grow up in the guise of a male might be a good approach to keep the TG theme. I want to see more from this author.

Portia

OK..
Now you've done it.. >)... I was thouroughly enjoying the story and even laughing a whole lot..

THEN... you had to go way over the top.. AUNT MARY?????????????

Gimme a break.. you have brought out every big hitter on that team.. How do you ever intend to top this story now ??

Keep up the great work.

good story keep up the good work and do some more parts of it soon lol please i cant wait to see what happens next take care and may life bring you all that you need and nothing that you dont

After reading part 8:  
    Aha!  All is not happy in paradise.  Very good; conflict introduced.  From a non-christian perspectgive, Father Dan has every right to be angry; God has manipulated him and played mind games with him.  From a Christian perspective, a Christian is supposed to put him or herself in the hands of God to be remolded as He sees fit.  I think what good Christian father Dan is really angry about is that he believes that if God had just said, "Father Dan, You can't really be Father Dan and raise Danielle right, so I'm going to give your mind a little nudge to make what you need to do easier, so that you can BE Karen and feel easy about finding a husband and father for yourself and Danielle.", he probably would have said "OK, Lord, if that is your will."  He's insulted that God instead felt - he believes - that he had to trick him into it, manipulate him without his knowledge.  And, deeper, if that's the case, what has happened to free will?  I see a real challenge to FD's faith emerging here.
    I think it would be interesting to find that FD/Karen's growing anger/disillusionment, like Mickey's love, was NOT a part of the plan (at least not a part that the Angels were aware of), and see how they improvise to deal with that.  Satan might be introduced here with a plan of his (her?) own.
    Chapter 9:  "Karen Converts to Islam" - just kidding ... or am I?

As a TG Christian, I am (at least through Part 3) entranced with Deane's tale of Father Dan/Karen. As did Jesus and as do modern storytellers such as Andrew Greeley, Deane Christopher seems to be developing the story so far as a parable of grace. Whoops! Perhaps I shouldn't say that. It might turn some readers off. Whether or not you are of a religious bent, I think you might find here a story that is engaging on its own terms, w/ a sympathetic, multi-faceted main character, caught up in and trying to cope w/ a completely different and difficult life. The end-of-chapter cliffhangers are great, bringing both surprise and suspense.

I like the story so far, although I kinda wish you hadn't introduced a psychic.  I hope we are going to get "the other side of the story" so to speak and see what's happening with the real Karen.  Maybe a dual story as there are so few F to M stories.

Deane,

This is one of, if not the first story of yours that I have read.  As a group, religion is not the upmost issue bantered around the website.  This story, at first glance, was a gutsy endeavor.  The more I read of this story, the more I enjoyed its premise.  Imagine, God turns you into a girl to save a life!  I am eagerly waiting for your next installment.  Well done!

This looks like the start of another of Deane's fine serials. Thanks for the story.

Please continue...not ready to comment more, need to see more

Deane..
You have a very strange sense of humor.. but. I like what you are doing with this story and look forward to the rest of it.