A former student, Robbie Paraan, and one of the prenovices in Cebu when I was there, Eric Esteba, are entering the Jesuit Novitiate in Novaliches today. I take a break from Organize-Your-Life Fridays because of this. Here’s a joke that I dedicate to them and all my Jesuit friends.

A Jesuit, a Dominican, and a Franciscan were waiting one morning at the third tee (par 3, 185 yards, slight dog leg to left, water hazard on the right) while a particularly slow group of golfers were flailing away ahead of them.

Dominican: What’s with these guys? We’ve been waiting for 15 minutes!
Jesuit: I don’t know but I’ve never seen such ineptitude!
Franciscan: Hey, here comes the greens keeper. Let’s have a word with him.

Franciscan: Hi George. Say George, what’s with that group ahead of us? They’re rather slow, aren’t they?

George: Oh yes. That’s a group of blind fire fighters. They lost their sight while saving our club house last year, so we let them play here anytime free of charge!

Jesuit: Wow! Thanks for the scoop George.
Franciscan: That’s so sad. I think I will say a special prayer for them tonight.
Dominican: Good idea. I’m going to preach in my next mass about them and I’m sure an ophthalmologist in my parish will be able to help them.

After a short pause …

Jesuit: Why can’t these guys play at night?