Reverend Francis Norton woke up one Sunday morning and, realizing
it was an exceptionally beautiful 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. As soon as the
associate pastor left the room, Father Norton headed out to a golf
course about 40 miles away.
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 toward
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?"
