Story of the Day

Father O'Malley rose from his bed bright and early.. It was a fine spring day in his new West Texas mission parish. He walked to the window of his bedroom to get a deep breath of the beautiful day outside. He then noticed there was a jackass lying dead in the middle of his front lawn. He promptly called the local Texas Rangers station.

The conversation went like this: "Good morning. This is Sergeant Flaherty. How might I help you?"

"Ahh the best of the day te yerself. This is Father O'Malley at St. Brigid's. There's a jackass lying dead in me front lawn. Would ye be so kind as to send a couple o' yer lads to take care of the matter?"

Sergeant Flaherty, considering himself to be quite a wit, replied with a smirk, "Well now father, it was always my impression that you people took care of last rites!"

There was dead silence on the line for a brief moment...

Father O'Malley then replied: "Aye, that's certainly true; but we are also obliged to notify the next of kin."