>> On a vacation in Rome , I noticed a marble column in St. Peter's with a
>> golden telephone on it. As a young priest passed by, I asked who the
>> telephone was for. He told me it was a direct line to Heaven, and if I'd
>> like to call, it would be a thousand dollars. I was amazed, but declined
>> the
>> offer.
>>
>> Throughout Italy , I kept seeing the same golden telephone on a marble
>> column. At each, I asked about it and the answer was always the same: a
>> direct line to Heaven and I could call for a thousand dollars.
>>
>> On the way homeward, I stopped in Ireland . I decided to attend Mass at
>> a
>> local village church. When I walked in the door I noticed the golden
>> telephone. Underneath it there was a sign stating: "DIRECT LINE TO
>> HEAVEN
>> 25
>> cents". "Father", I said , "I have been all over Italy and in all the
>> cathedrals I visited, I've seen telephones exactly like this one. But
>> the
>> price is always a thousand dollars. Why is it that this one is only 25
>> cents"?
>>
>> The priest smiled and said, "Ah! But you're in Ireland now! It's a local
>> call".
>>
>>
>> HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
>> golden telephone on it. As a young priest passed by, I asked who the
>> telephone was for. He told me it was a direct line to Heaven, and if I'd
>> like to call, it would be a thousand dollars. I was amazed, but declined
>> the
>> offer.
>>
>> Throughout Italy , I kept seeing the same golden telephone on a marble
>> column. At each, I asked about it and the answer was always the same: a
>> direct line to Heaven and I could call for a thousand dollars.
>>
>> On the way homeward, I stopped in Ireland . I decided to attend Mass at
>> a
>> local village church. When I walked in the door I noticed the golden
>> telephone. Underneath it there was a sign stating: "DIRECT LINE TO
>> HEAVEN
>> 25
>> cents". "Father", I said , "I have been all over Italy and in all the
>> cathedrals I visited, I've seen telephones exactly like this one. But
>> the
>> price is always a thousand dollars. Why is it that this one is only 25
>> cents"?
>>
>> The priest smiled and said, "Ah! But you're in Ireland now! It's a local
>> call".
>>
>>
>> HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
