The day before my ordination last summer I was giving my four-year-old nephew a lift in the car.

I wanted to test him, so I said: "Tristan, what's happening tomorrow?" He said: "Uncle Frankie, you're being ordained."

I was surprised. I thought: four years old and he knows terminology like that. This kid's a genius.

Then I said: "And Tristan what happens when I am ordained?" He said: "You become a priest."

I thought: that's two out of two. I need to go for the third and final question, so I said: "And Tristan, what do priests do?" And he said: "They wear dresses!"

I've put the cause for his canonisation on hold, but it certainly made me laugh out loud! Continue reading.

Frankie Mulgrew is a priest for the Salford Diocese, England. He has been a professional comedian, and recently edited a book, Does God LOL?, published by Darton, Longman and Todd.

Source: Catholic Herald

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