An Imperfect Page + Confession From An Imperfect Catholic Boy

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The boy made his First Communion
(illegally)
and Confirmation
(very lucrative)
at St. Luke's Church
in Whitestone
(New York)

The boy graduated from
St. Luke's Elementary School
one fistfight away from
graduating with honors
(1963)

In 1971,
the boy was praised
for the poem
he recited
from St. Luke's pulpit
(his Father's eulogy)

Presently,
the boy lives
3,000 physical miles
from Whitestone
and
3.000 spiritual inches
from St. Luke's

Yesterday, he googled
his boyhood church
and found this:

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The very same Church
pictured above
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The Holy Image
was there in 2014

OUR LADY OF ROMITELLO
is the patron saint
of Italian Delicatessens

If you mention Her name
(at Tony's Deli),
they will give you
a free sample
of Gorgonzola cheese
(maybe) 

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Footnotes
AN IMPERFECT PAGE
+ CONFESSION
...
is the copyrighted property
of LCSoL

Upon request, the confessor
will gladly provide details
about his "illegal"
First Communion

The boy
(and his Father)
got tremendous
comedic mileage
out of the experience

As for the "lucrative" Confirmation,
suffice it to say
the GodFather of Math trilogy
would not exist
without it

Regarding the likes
of Tony's Deli:
thanks to Budweiser,
some people have a beer gut.
Thanks to Italy,
 I have a cheese gut

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