Subject: Bears



A priest, a Pentecostal preacher and a Rabbi
all walked into a bar.

The bartender said, “What is this, some kind
of joke?â€Â

Well, it is:

A priest, a Pentecostal preacher and a Rabbi
all served as chaplains to the students of
Northern Michigan University in Marquette.

They would get together two or three times
a week for coffee and to talk shop.

One day, someone made the comment that
preaching to people isn't really all that hard.
A real challenge would be to preach to a bear.

One thing led to another and they decided to
do an experiment. They would all go out into
the woods, find a bear, preach to it, and
attempt to convert it.

Seven days later, they're all together to discuss
the experience.

Father Flannery, who has his arm in a sling, is
on crutches, and has various bandages, goes
first. "Well," he says, "I went into the woods
to find me a bear. And when I found him I
began to read to him from the Catechism.
Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with
me and began to slap me around. So I
quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled
him and, Holy Mary Mother of God, he
became as gentle a lamb. The bishop
is coming out next week to give him
first communion and confirmation."

Reverend Billy Bob spoke next. He was in
a wheelchair, with an arm and both legs in
casts, and an IV drip. In his best fire and
brimstone oratory he claimed, "WELL
brothers, you KNOW that we don't sprinkle!
I went out and I FOUND me a bear. And
then I began to read to him from God's
HOLY WORD! But that bear wanted nothing
to do with me. So I took HOLD of him and
we began to rassle. We rassled down one
hill, UP another and DOWN another until
we came to a creek. So I quick DUNKED
him and BAPTIZED his hairy soul. And just
like you said, he became as gentle as a
lamb. We spent the rest of the week in
Fellowship, feasting on God's Holy Word,
and praising Jesus."

They both looked down at the rabbi, who
was lying in a hospital bed. He was in a
body cast and traction with IV's and
monitors running in and out of him.
He was in bad shape.

The rabbi looks up and says, "You fellows
don't even know what trouble is until you
try to circumcise a bear."