The Reverend Francis Norton woke up Sunday
morning and realizing it was an exceptionally beautiful and sunny early spring day,
decided he just had to play golf. So... he told the Associate Pastor that he
was feeling sick and convinced him to say Mass for him that day. As soon as the
Associate Pastor left the room, Father Norton headed out of town to a golf course about
forty miles away. This way he knew he wouldn't accidentally meet anyone he knew from
his parish.
Setting up on the first tee, he was
alone. After all, it was Sunday morning and everyone else was in church!
At about this time, Saint Peter leaned over
to the Lord while looking down from the heavens and exclaimed, "You're not
going to let him get away with this, are you?" The Lord sighed, and
said, "No, I guess not."
Just then Father Norton hit the ball and it
shot straight towards the pin, dropping just short of it, rolled up and fell into the
hole. IT WAS A 420-YARD HOLE IN ONE! St. Peter was astonished. He looked
at the Lord and asked, "Why did you let him do that?"
The Lord smiled and replied,
"Who's he going to tell?"
