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!

Saint 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?”