Maria is a devout Catholic. She gets married and has 17 children. Then her husband dies. She remarries two weeks later, and has 22 children by her next husband. Then he dies. A while later, she dies.
At the funeral, the priest looks skyward and says, “At least they’re finally together.”
A guy sitting in the front row says, “Excuse me Father, but do you mean her and her first husband, or her and her second husband?”
The priest says, “I mean her legs.”
A guy goes into the confessional box after years being away from the Church.
He pulls aside the curtain, enters and sits himself down.
There’s a fully equipped bar with crystal glasses, the best vestry wine, Guinness on tap, cigars and liqueur chocolates nearby, and on the wall a fine photographic display of buxom ladies who appear to have mislaid their garments.
He hears a priest come in:
“Father, forgive me for it’s been a very long time since I’ve been to confession and I must admit that the confessional box is much more inviting than it used to be”.
The priest replies, “Get out, you idiot. You’re on my side”.
Although born to a good Irish-Catholic family, Colm had always wanted to be Jewish. As a senior in college, he decided to take the plunge and go through the formal conversion process. He studied Judaism all semester. Finally, he felt he was ready to take the test and complete the conversion.
On the appointed day, he arrived at the Rabbi´s office, ready to begin.
The Rabbi said, “I´m sorry, but before I give you the test, I must discuss my fee, It´s $500.”
“Holy Mother! $500!” exclaimed Colm , “That´s a lot of money. How about $50?”
“Congratulations, you pass.” said the Rabbi.
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In what I can only describe as being one of the most remarkable performances I have ever seen, two boys from the Catalunia Catholic Boy’s choir sing the “Meow” song to classical music. You really must see this to believe it. After watching this video, I came away with a new found respect for the Catholic Boy’s Choir. The official name of the choir is called “La Escolania”, and they are associated with one of the oldest monasterys in Europe, the Monastery of Montserrat.
This monastery is the destination of some of the largest pilgrimages in all of Catholicism. Regardless of your personal feelings about the Catholic faith, you must admit that these boys have truly been blessed. When I consider the talentless sounds coming from the radio in today’s world, it is quite refreshing to hear these young boys present this classical song in such a professional. These boys not only deliver the song with amazing clarity and style, but they are also able to keep a straight face. Truly makes one want to see them perform during their normal Sunday Mass. Incredible is all I can say, Bravo!
As great as these boys sound, it would seem that Europe’s oldest and possibly finest boy’s choir in the world, is finding it difficult to continue its old ways. The monastery that sits atop a steep limestone cliff some 25 miles northwest of Barcelona, is struggling to survive. A victim it would seem of its own traditions.
In today’s world many parents are not so sure they want their 9 to 14 year old boys to be spending 11 months away from home as they have been required to do in the past. So one of the changes that they began in 2005 was to allow the boys to go home overnight and on weekends. They also lowered the age requirement to 8 years old, and then for the first time in its 800 year history they have allowed girls to join the choir also. Times are a changing ain’t they? Well if you like, you can read more about the boys choir in this article written by Branden Phillips at the NY Times web site.