A priest, a Baptist preacher and a rabbi all served as chaplains to the students at the University of Northern British Columbia, Fort St.
One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn't really all that hard, but a real challenge would be to preach to a bear.
Father Flannigan, who has his arm in a sling, is on crutches, and has various bandages on his body and limbs, goes first.
"Well," he says, "I went into the woods to find a bear and when I found him, I began to read to him from the Catechism.
So I quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother of God, he became as gentle as a lamb.
In his best fire and brimstone oratory he proclaimed, "Well brothers, you know that we don't sprinkle!