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A young Catholic novitiate is assigned to a church in a small town in County Cork.
After a few days, the old priest sees him looking sad.
"My son", says the priest, "why are you seemin' to be so unhappy?"
"Well, Father", he says, "when I arrived to this parish, all I had to me name was me bicycle, and now someone has stolen it!"
"I see", says the priest. "Well then on Sunday I want you to give the homily at Mass. Speak on the Ten Commamdments, an' when you get to Thou Shalt not Steal, you stop and look at the congregation. The one who's starin' down at his shoes...that'll be the man who did it, for he'll be feelin' guilty!"
"Alright...I'll try it Father.", says the young man.
After Sunday Mass, the old priest stops the boy and says, "Well son, how did it go? Did you identify the thief then?"
The boy says, "Well, to tell you the truth Father, when I got to Thou Shalt not Commit Adultery, I remembered where I left my bike!"
Cdreamer,
That one would make David Tynan O'Mahony (AKA David Allen at large) proud!
Cheers Mate.
H.