[StBernard] BUBBA THE CATHOLIC

[Westley Annis]

	Each Friday night after work, Bubba would fire up his outdoor
	grill and cook a venison steak. But, all of Bubba's neighbors were
Catholic. And
	since it was Lent, they were forbidden from eating meat on Friday.
The delicious
	aroma from the grilled venison steaks was causing such a problem for
the
	Catholic faithful that they finally talked to their priest. The
Priest came to
	visit Bubba, and suggested that he become a Catholic. After several
classes and
	much study, Bubba attended mass...and as the priest sprinkled holy
water over
	him, he said, 'You were born a Baptist, and raised a Baptist, but
now you are a
	Catholic. Bubba's neighbors were greatly relieved, until Friday
night arrived,
	and the wonderful aroma of grilled venison filled the neighborhood.
The Priest
	was called immediately by the neighbors, and, as he rushed into
Bubba's yard,
	clutching a rosary and prepared to scold him, he stopped and watched
in
	amazement. There stood Bubba, clutching a small bottle of holy water
which he
	carefully sprinkled over the grilling meat and chanted: You wuz born
a deer, you
	wuz raised a deer, but now you is a catfish.