A man in New York City, decided to write a book about churches around the country.

He started by flying to San Francisco, and started working east from there.Going to a very large church, he began taking photographs and making notes. He spotted a golden telephone on the vestibule wall and was intrigued with a sign, which read $10,000 a minute.” Seeking out the pastor he asked about the phone and the sign. The pastor answered that this golden phone is, in fact, a direct line to Heaven and if he pays the price, he can talk directly to God. The man thanked the pastor and continued on his way.

As he continued to visit churches in Seattle, Salt Lake, Denver, Chicago, Milwaukee, and around the United States, he found more phones, with the same sign, and the same answer from each pastor. Finally, he arrived in lovely Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Upon entering St. Peter’s Catholic Church on Broussard Ave., he saw the usual golden telephone. But THIS time, the sign read “Calls: 25 cents.” Fascinated, he asked to talk to the priest. “Father Boudreaux, I have been in cities all across the country and in each church I have found this goldentelephone and have been told it is a direct line to Heaven and that you could talk to God, but in the other churches the cost was $10,000 a minute. Your sign reads 25 cents a call.

Why?”

Father Boudreaux smiling, replied, “Sha, you in Louisiana now……

dat’s a local call.”

Submitted by Jerry Begue’  Slidell, La.