Joke 1: The Little Boy and the Confession
Young Tommy had been raised faithfully in the church by his loving grandmother. He attended services every Sunday, but now it was time for something new: his very first confession.
His grandmother explained gently, “You’ll go into a small booth, speak with the priest, and tell him your sins. He will listen and then forgive you.”
“Bless me, Father, for I have sinned,” Tommy whispered.
The priest nodded kindly. “Go ahead, my son. Tell me what’s on your mind.”
Tommy began earnestly. “I took a pencil from school without asking. I used a bad word. And I told a fib to my mom.”
The priest nodded again. “Those are not too bad at all. Is there anything else?”
Tommy thought hard. “Oh yes, I threw my sister’s Barbie doll out the window and told her it ran away.”
The priest chuckled softly. “Anything else, my son?”
Tommy remembered one more thing. “Last night, I put toothpaste on Grandpa’s dentures while he was sleeping.”
The priest bit his lip to keep from laughing out loud. “Alright, my son, I want you to say three Hail Marys and make an honest effort to be a better boy.”
“How did it go?” she asked.
Tommy’s grin stretched wide. “Piece of cake, Grandma… but I don’t think that guy behind the screen knows half the stuff I’ve done!”Continue reading…
