Murphy showed up at Mass one Sunday and the priest almost fell down
>> when he saw him. Murphy had never been seen in church in his life.
>>
>> After Mass, the priest caught Murphy and said, "Murphy, I am so glad
>> you decided to come to Mass; what made you come?"
>>
>> Murphy said, "I got to be honest with you Father, a while back, I
>> misplaced me hat and I really, really love that hat. I know that
>> McGlynn had one just like mine and I knew that McGlynn came&nbs p;to church
>> every Sunday. I also knew that McGlynn had to take off his hat during
>> Mass and I figured he would leave it in the back of church. So, I was
>> going to leave after Communion and steal McGlynn's hat."
>>
>> The priest said, "Well Murphy, I notice that you didn't steal
>> McGlynn's hat. What changed your mind?"
>>
>> Murphy said, "Well, after I heard your sermon on the 10 commandments,
>> I decided that I didn't need to steal McGlynn's hat."
>>
>> The priest gave Murphy a big smile and said "After I talked about
>> 'Thou Shalt Not Steal' you decided you would rather do without your
>> hat than burn in Hell, right?"
>>
>> Murphy shook his head and said,"No, Father; after you talked about
>> 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery' I remembered where I left me hat."