\u201cThe diocese wasn\u2019t overwhelmingly pleased with it,\u201d\u009d he said. \u201cI\u2019m not sure of whether it was a perceptual issue or whether [the bishop] figured he invested 12 years of education in me and didn\u2019t want to lose it too quick in a motorcycle accident. But the diocese has never been completely at ease with my being a biker.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
His parishioners, he says, believe otherwise. The pastor often cites his motorcycle experiences in his homilies, attempting to convey the Scriptures so that they will relate in the modern world.<\/p>\n
\u201cI tell them weather reports are very important to motorcycle riders. If you\u2019re going to be out for a couple of hours, you can\u2019t just look out the window. What\u2019s it going to be like two hours from now when I come back? There\u2019s a 50 percent chance of rain, but if it rains, you get 100 percent wet,\u201d\u009d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo the Lord tells you, \u201d\u02dcnot the day nor the hour.\u2019 You know, the odds may be 50 percent that you\u2019re not going to get caught doing something wrong. But if you get caught doing something wrong, you\u2019re 100 percent guilty.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n