Father Mulcahy being a badass
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- Опубликовано: 18 фев 2021
- This is a clip from M*A*S*H, season 10, episode 13: "A Holy Mess".
In this episode, a soldier gets distressing news from home and goes AWOL from his unit. When he gets caught, he demands that Father Mulcahy grant him sanctuary in the makeshift chapel that is actually the mess hall.
Father Mulcahy is often portrayed as naïve and perpetually in good humour, but he was always one of my favorite characters, especially when someone tries to push him around. In this scene, he shows no fear in the face of danger and stands his ground. I just love watching him deal with this situation with the fire in his eyes, and in the next second, his compassion shines through.
RIP William Christopher, 1932-2016 
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The kind, soft-spoken chaplain who had more genuine morality than self-proclaimed moralists was also a master poker player, dealt with the black market regularly, was probably the most physically fit member of the staff, once rode a helicopter landing skid to act as a human counterweight to keep the chopper stable, ran in to mortar fire to rescue refugees, and had a powerful punch on top of all of that. Father Mulcahey was the most badass member of the 4077th.
It was so great the way the whole camp pulled together to make sure he got his promotion to captain. It was so deserved but the army kept screwing up.
@@lenawagenfuehr53 Maybe a higher level member of the clergy torpedoed his promotion.
And saved a soldier by performing a tracheotomy with instruction via a field radio.
Not to mention that time that he ran an entire marathon race to get the army engineers to rebuild the orphanage, and tricked all of the 4077 into donating their betting pool winnings to help feed the orphans.
It would've been beyond cool if when all was said and done "Major Margaret Houlihan" was a Stepniece of "Father Mulcahy ." Don't forget that he taught Boxing after he joined The Jesuits and "Margaret" had a fearsome Kayo punch Herself!😂😉🎤☘👩⚕️🥊✊B.W.
"A faith of convenience is a hollow faith"
Probably one of the best MASH quotes out of the whole show
All faith is disgusting ,so you’re wrong !
Faith is defined as belief in something for which there is no good reason or proof of …that’s delusional!
And that's saying something. This show had absolutely wonderful lines delivered masterfully by the cast.
Too bad it’s all a faith of convenience
It is an excellent quote. Really stays universal with all the historical "respect everyone, except __" we've been getting for the past fifty years
Love your neighbor, unless they're a woman, or gay, or trans...
Glad MASH is and was reminding people of the right way
@@janedoe4471hard atheist here; and an anti-theist. Your statement is bs. People can have extremely deep faith. In balance I don’t think that’s a good thing, but under the right circumstances it can certainly be a boon.
That's one thing to notice through the whole show, no matter how much they joke and plays pranks and so on, they respect the pastor, not just for the faith, but as a person.
That's because they know the Padre is the real deal. Heck, if more people were like Mulcahey there probably wouldn't have war in the first place.
I always liked that about the show, the show was gold for almost everything but my biggest issue is the one episode of a female partisan who almost kills the patients they still try to high brow about her "she's just a villager" until she admits she's fighting for the other side and will kill whoever for her cause. They still try to defend her and never admit to their failures or the fact they listened to rumors and painting the South Korean officer in the worst light. Father Mulcahy is the best light of the whole series tho, only wish he had been from day 1
As an atheist with serious hate for any kind of religious organisation, I love that they completely respect his faith and he respects everyone else's without trying to convert anyone to "save" them.
He played the part of a PRIEST, not of a pastor. Huge, HUGE difference.
@@jb6712 Where's the difference?
Despite having a gun pointed at him, he embraces this guy and forgives him
People like that are why I smile sometimes
Here, here. It's a shame there aren't more people like that in this world. You hear that, people of the internet? Learn from this man's example, even if that man is a fictional character.
Fr. Mulcahy was a true priest.
@@alohajoe98 indeed
Sadly they're rare and most likely only in the movies.
@@sethsholtis5297 I'm not the forgiving type especially when it comes to politics there is no forgiveness in me when it comes to January 6 2021 those swine that set up the riot at the capitol building if there is a hell I. Cheerfully consign them there no for giving traitors. Including Josh get-out-of my way Hawley.
Mulcahy was the toughest man in that unit. I’ll never forget when he came into post-op to deal with two soldiers who wouldn’t stop fighting. He came in from working out, sweating and wearing boxing gloves and told them to remember what it said in the Good Book - “Love thy neighbour or I’ll punch your lights out!” But he also kept his faith, even with all the suffering and insanity around him and at the end, when leaving the camp, he remarked “When they tell us we have to do time in purgatory, we can all say ‘No thanks. I’ve done mine.’”
let's not forget when he offered to act as a counterweight for a chopper that needed to evacuate a patient quickly. Nerves of steel.
I'm willing to admit I'm wrong, but it seems to me that the Chaplain's role is to be a source of refuge/peace/mental recovery in the chaos that is war, and Father Mulcahy did that admirably
He was from Philadelphia. You gotta be tough to live there. Plus, he survived Catholic school, at a time when priests and nuns could beat students for the slightest misbehavior.
Father Mulcahy's faith was unbreakable. In God, in men, in the enduring power of the human spirit. He earned his place in Paradise.
And William Christopher was also a wondrously decent person!
Damn straight.
You do understand he’s a character in a television show, right?
lol
@@williamwilson6499 and? Is there some law that says well-written fictional characters can't be written with admirable characteristics?
Mulcahy was one of the most likeable characters in a show positively crammed with likeable characters.
William Christopher was the perfect actor to play this character...his mild look and voice were belied by the steel he could put into his performances when he wanted.
His resemblance to Peter Billingsley aka Ralphie Parker is uncanny.
Combat chaplain. Never seen a person who didn't flinch under fire except those guys.
With faith and conviction like that, they know that if their life is cut short it's nothing but paradise after that.
One of my favorite people I knew growing up was Pastor John O'Connor, Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Chaplin Corps during Vietnam, afterwards became a prison chaplain. I knew the kindly retired version of him, but you could feel that because of his experiences nothing you could say would faze him, and he would listen, really truly listen. Those are men of God, not televangelists or preachers who expect you to listen to them, but those that sit and listen to their parishioners, heal those around them.
@@jasonflay8818 he sounds like a good mate to have
Jason Flay sounds like a top man alright. Send him my regards if you see him again.
@@FPSIreland2 sadly he shuffled off this mortal coil several years ago, but I take the lessons he taught me wherever I go.
" A FAITH OF CONVENIENCE, IS A HOLLOW FAITH !! I know a group people that could stand to learn that lesson!
Amen
This encapsulates the "prosperity Gospel" as heresy. I wonder what they would say.
Then you should probably tell us plebs who that other group of people are so that we may know.
@@AlcoholicBoredom 99.9% of those professing a belief in Christianity. Those that are Sunday in Church christians. Those that profess to live according to Christ's teachings, as the religions put forward, and yet constantly are seeking absolution.
The Christ of the storybook bible certainly forgives those that have "sinned", but it is a hollow faith to seek absolution but never actually change your ways. If the bible is real and there is a heaven then the majority of these "believers" will not get let in.
This is a just one set of examples that embrace a hollow faith.
@@Torsin2000 Then it seems there is division even among Christians. And here I thought their god unites all men.
''A faith of convenience is a hollow faith...'' ''How smart a lash that speech doth give my conscience.''
We work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. Go to the church that feeds you but read the Bible for yourself. Dont worry abut the mega churches or prosperty gospel. But Seek ye first the kingdom of GOD and his Righteousness. And all these things will be added unto you.
So Trust Jesus and LIVE.
exactly
"God doesn't issue building permits!" Is my favorite line, and very true in this situation.
I'm glad someone uploaded a version of this clip that's good quality.
That one could age well for Helluva Boss fans
Father Mulchahy is the uncle iroh of live action. Be the person they both believe you can be
Which is funny cuz Uncle Iroh was in this show. Mako played a South Korean soldier and a North Korean soldier in two different episodes.
I am not a religious man myself, but in this scene I can truly see the power of faith.
The power of faith, which is so weak it can do literally nothing...
Only if you consider changing the minds of men to be nothing, altering the fates of nations and history but trivial, and founding the concept of individual worth to be unimportant. Faith has broken the shackles of slavery, declared the primacy of law, and cared for the discarded of society.
And all of that is assuming that we live in a world of but stardust and chance, if there is anything to religion, then faith may be capable of far more. If one wishes to be an atheist, that can be an honest belief, as honest as any other. But attempting to paint over or rewrite thousands of years of history and accomplishment merely makes your personal atheism look insecure, unwilling to confront anything but a strawman.
Ironically, it puts you in the same place as the 'faithful' who have so little faith that they try to build walls around it and 'protect their children from outside influences.' Both merely reveal a shallow belief, that must try to hide from challenge or other ideas.
@@MAXIMILLIONtheGREAT Morale is a massive thing in wars. And faith is great for it. Your soldiers fight a lot harder when they literally don't fear death
@@mehemynxm6974 "Your soldiers fight a lot harder when they literally don't fear death"
That's not really the selling point you think it is. Because political leaders will absolutely exploit that. It makes them far more likely to declare a war.
@@xaenon of course they will. Leaders exploit all the time. Just because they're not religious doesn't make them all of sudden consider the loves of thier troops. That wasn't my point. It was claimed that faith has no power. Yet it has a very strong effect on morale.
Father Mulcahy had balls bigger than the whole entire unit in this scene. A great man and an awesome character.
William Christopher owned that part. He was a Methodist in real life.
@@u686st7 Like a good piano player, he transposed.
Lord Zontar: In another Episode, he referred to "Transposition."😂🎤☘🎹B.W.
The sheer decency and humanity of Father Francis is why good will always triumph
That and because evil does not play well with others;).
When writing never use never and always avoid always.
Good didn't triumph for Anne Frank.
@@emptyhand777 who shit in your cereal
@@michaelscotch3835 I guess that would have been the nazis.
oh, if only that were true.
I’d like to think in these universe. Father mulcahy becomes a saint one day. Long after he passes. He’s already one to me.
"When they tell us to serve our time in Purgatory, we can say, 'No thanks, I've done mine."
@John DoeNo
Technically , Saints are just people in Heaven and the title is given to people who can be confirmed , even with evidence , that they are in the Glory of God .
This is the best comment i have ever read on youtube. I agree.
He is in an Honorary fashion amongst all clergy who've seen the show I'd bet.
MASH had an amazing ability to mix pure humor with powerful messages of humanity - one of the best tv shows ever.
Love MASH, I went to catholic school my whole life was raised in the church, if Mulchay wanted to that tough Irish priest could have dropped him so fast. Do NOT underestimate priests or reverends, just cause someone is PEACEFUL does not make them HARMLESS
@@williamwilson6499 Real original clown, not like I didn't see those jokes coming from a mile away and have heard them all my life. Also way to go to bring up scars of the past to people who may read this post who may have went through that kind of trauma, classy.
"Just because someone is peaceful doesn't mean they're harmless." Damn.
@@williamwilson6499 snore
My chaplain insisted on get qualified on the 9mm and M=16 even though it was against "the rules". I tried explaining that he had a chaplain assistant to help protect him. He responded, "Yes, but who is going to protect him?" Man I got my ass chewed for putting him on my firing line.
@@timmorris2048 when the wolves are about the Shepard must protect his flock.
One of my favorite scenes in the series. "I'm sorry Father, I'm sorry." "I know, I know." Powerful. MASH was the best show ever !!!
Good Will Hunting - It's not your fault.
I spent 12 years in the Navy. Real life chaplains are just as amazing. And this is coming from an atheist
Military chaplains or Padres aren't just men of god they can be some one to talk to if your troubled
I am glad to hear that chaplains are treated with such reverence by military personnel. I remember watching an episode of Generation Kill, which was an account of the 1st Marine recon battalion in the Gulf War. There was a scene where the chaplain was approaching some of the troops to attend services. I was really perturbed by how disrespectful they were towards him. When I read comments like yours, it is really encouraging.
@@tommyatkins2527 They are men of good!
There are no atheists in foxholes.
@LB__1 I know the scene, that does happen but when in it comes to the crunch, you could always trust the bish to have a sympathetic ear and good advice
This scene and the scene where Francis ruins a rogue captain's ill-gotten luxury dinner while the rest of the camp is starving on awful food, are my two favorite scenes of the series.
The scene from Hawkeye's will. Thought he was a general
@@garygourley5957 Exactly. He was a general, dining on pheasant.
@@alohajoe98 And Baked Alaska.
THIS IS WHY MASH IS SO ENDURING TO THE OLDER GEN SUCH AS MYSELF. MASH HAD A STORY, PLOT, AND AN ENDING , AND MOST OF ALL A MESSAGE.
I loved father Mulcahy's character. He really was a bad ass. Great Boxer and runner. Still remember the race with that champion runner where he guilt tripped the hell out of him so that they could win and help the orphans. He also introduced me to my favorite prayer:
Now I lay me down to sleep, a bag of peanuts by my feet.
If I die before I wake, give them to my brother Jake.
“A faith of convenience is a hollow faith.”
Great words to live by. Most people claim to be faithful to God, and yet when strange things happen and/or they don’t get their way, they turn their backs to Him. Having a relationship with God is like being in a marriage: if you want to make it truly work, you have to be strong through the good AND bad times. You don’t just run away when things get hard.
Amen on so many levels❤️
The way he says "A faith of convenience is a hollow faith." is utterly remarkable. His tone starts incredibly stern but tails of into fatherly compassion. amazing.
One of the best episodes in the entire series. Father Mulcahy is my favourite character and he was always trying to bring out the best in people: even himself when he was humbled by a dying patient at the camp.
Thanks for uploading this high quality clip without anything done to edit it.
MASH was a great series. I still remember so many episodes not for comedy parts, but the drama ones. Espiecally the one with Father Mulcahy sermon and dying soldier, the one with soldier that thought he was Christ ("Yes. Sometimes the answer is no."), Colonel Potter's bottle of alcohol that was left over from WW1, Major Winchesterwith a pianist nd music of Ravel. So many great episodes...
MASH is the show where everyone knos your name. To steal a line from another great show.
They are the family you make.
Me too Striker. Well, Father Mulcahy and Col Potter. And Sydney on the rare treats when he showed up.
Pierce was easily my least favorite.
@@mckinleymac3452 - Me too. Pierce was always trying to be the center of attention.
@@u686st7
_MASH_ unfortunately turned into "The Alan Alda Show". He still thinks that right up til today. The occasion clip of him talking about the show... you would think they found the cure for cancer with himself the lead researcher.
All the best chaplains I met in the Army were more like Mulcahy than any of the morons you see on church TV. I'm a practicing pagan, and have been for a long time. As a young officer arriving at my first duty station I was informed that the base padre wanted to talk to me. With trepidation I went to his office and after he confirmed my faith he said "Please, sit, have coffee. I have so many questions. You aren't the only one on base, but you are the only officer. Help me understand how I can minister to, and be of service to, our men." SoB still has a couple of my books. ;-P
I think your story is BS.
@@milesmayhem5440 believe what you want. The truth is still the truth even when you don't want it to be.
@@milesmayhem5440 Curious though. Why do you believe it to be BS?
@@milesmayhem5440 Interesting thing: The job of the chaplain was to minister to any congregation, whether it be Baptist, Anglican, Pentecostal, Jewish Orthodox, Greek Orthodox, Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist, Pagan, whatever. I know a chaplain from the US Armed Forces who was a Vietnam Veteran. He had a job to do. He would do it to the best of his ability.
@@Mikowmer MASH got that right. They mention a few times that Mulcahy would do multiple services for multiple denominations every week, not just Catholics.
I do not know why this appeared in my RUclips feed... but it is a powerful scene.
I am reminded of a line of poetry from John Dryden, the 17th century English poet and England's first poet laureate: "Beware the fury of a patient man."
If only real preachers were like Father Mulcahy, this would be a better country.
Some are. But they are quietly ministering to their congregations and communities, rather than going on the airwaves or interwebs.
TACKLEBERRY?! That explains sooooo much...
You'll exit that mess tent NOW, Mister!
(not a line actually spoken, but I could imagine it coming from Tackleberry) :P
If you watch his entrance to the police academy he's wearing a shirt that says MAC VSOG (Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observation Group)
So the film actually explains it, if you choose to do a little digging
I *KNEW* that I recognised him from somewhere.
Plus, the actor who played the AWOL soldier also played Tim in the 1st 2 "Porky's" movies.
The amount of God's work Father Mulcahy was able to perform in a war is mind boggling. Not only did he serve a purpose for the military, but his service to the orphanage is what really inspired me about him. In the last episode he sets up things for Colonel Potter at the orphanage and at the point in the show he is already gone but he is still making sure that orphanage had hope.
Father Mulcahy like WInchester didn't get many good moments, but I thought of this one and the one where he finds a boy who's still alive while he's performing last rites. There was one recommended where he performed a tracheotomy. I remember Colonel Potter put him in for a promotion but he got passed over, again.
Moments like this is what made MASH more that just a show, it touches the human emotions.
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I am an Atheist and I fully approve of clergy like this.
I never met an atheist in a foxhole.
@@rickhicks6833 But you were never in a foxhole, so that makes sense.
@@AlcoholicBoredom ok, sure.
And you never had a brain.
@@rickhicks6833 the faithful in foxholes should wonder how a merciful god led them into such a meat grinder. Into such an evil existence, where kill or be killed is the rule. For such a pointless purpose. I would seriously doubt the goodness of his authority.
@@audionmusic2787 if your god is Huitzilopochtli,Camulus, or Ares for example then none of your sanctimonious bullshit means nothing.
Personally I prefer Tyr.
how the father says "point it at another human being" instead of "at me" he was so selfless. his character was a perfect symbol.
One of the best examples of a true Christian ever put to film.
Mulcahy embodied the saying "Do not mistake my kindness for weakness; if you do, weakness is not what you will remember."
I'm not a Catholic, but William Christopher played this role so well, it made me a better Christian. I still make mistakes everyday, so it feels, but I always try harder.
This scene was one of his best in the entire series!
William Christopher found his niche; he was always a support man/filler in a horde of television shows during the 60's and the odd movie now and then.... He made the most of the writing and opportunities allied with MASH, and certainly did an outstanding job as playing Father Mulcahy..... He was a Trooper.....
Thank you for posting this. Please permit me a shout out to all my colleagues who serve as military chaplains. 🍻
My unit chaplain helped me while I was at my lowest. Forever greatful to the Irish Chaplaincy Service
He and Colonel Potter were representative of the highest ideals of humanity... Mulcahey for things like this, Potter for the old Korean gentleman and the horse. The others were all amazing, but I always felt these two characters had done this whole deal many times before, and better each time. I don't think there will ever be a better show, and I'm a die- hard Star Trek fan.
William Christopher was a regular on Hogan's Heros too.
This role was his best!
If you ask me he was an underrated actor.
Who did he play on Hogan's Heroes?
@@jerrykinnin7941 A few different characters, but for me his best was the British pilot.
He wasn’t afraid of getting shot. He was afraid of Private sinning of shooting him.
Desmond Doss couldn't touch a gun.
William Christopher was one of the bets actors on the show
Padre earned those railroad tracks. We miss you Will
🛤
0:48 The officer standing next to Col. Potter and addressing Fr. Mulcahy is actor David Graf. Probably best known as gun-crazy Off. (later Sgt.) Eugene "Tack" Tackleberry in the Police Academy movies. 😎😎😎
Another reason why the show was so great. A comedy, but so much more. And each character was given their moment to reveal who they truly were.
The whole situation is one of my Favorites! Father Mulcahy stands by his Faith against All Challenges, including the scene above. There are different Forms of Warrior.
He grabbed the gun the same way the terminator did in judgment day outside the bar. 😂🤣😂
Some of the best storytelling ever. I'd stack up most episodes of MASH against small or big screen these days.....
Anyone else notice that as soon as that soldier lost his advantage, he rushes immediately to begging for mercy?
Faith of convenience is a hollow one
Holy crud he grabbed that rifle like a boss that was awesome 👏
Victor marx territory
Another reason he is one of my favorite characters in MASH
All I ever wanted was one last hug from my father....
🫂
When I became really sick while serving in Germany (myocarditis that almost killed me) it was a chaplain that first and foremost visited me in the 'Krankenhaus' or German hospital. Knowing how badly off I was he pulled out his cellphone and basically ordered me to call my folks, charges be damned. He prayed with me, asked if I was being taken care of, and if I needed anything. Wish I could remember his name, he really helped me out at my weakest.
One of my favorite characters. His line when talking to his hero the boxer about being able to stand up for himself without abandoning his morals always stuck with me
and this is why you never mess with father mulcahy. when the moment needs it he too will put you in your place. when you insult the lords area.
love that they gave his character that depth
father mulcahy my beloved
Father Boom-Boom Mancini, the damn enemy was so CLOSE, during the Sermon they even said, AMEN!
Just one of many things that made M.A.S.H. such a great show.
M*A*S*H was first a great movie.
Everybody gangsta until Francis goes beast mode.
Maybe it was a mistake but the show writers and ourselves should remember the Father had to go through basic too. He's a soldier too
Occasionally members of the God Squad show a lot more backbone than any warrior type.
One of the very best Fr. Mulcahy scenes in the entire series.
There was another episode when Mulcahy confessed publicly about his desire to please a visiting cardinal resulted in his 'bad' behaviour. This was deeper because everyone could relate to it.
@@ICarus-eu3jv The clip of that very scene is also up here on RUclips. Also a very powerful moment.
That man is a legend and always will be
If you believe in Church sanctuary, everything the father does makes total sense. This is their church, and he means it when he says God doesn't issue building permits.
Wow. "God does not issue building permits"
"A faith of convenience is hollow faith!"
Father brought the heat in this scene.
Man, I forgot how good M*A*S*H was. What a show.
And to think that with scenes like this, it was originally a sitcom.
Fear came knocking at the door. Faith answered. There was nobody there. Those words definitely rang true with Father Mulcahy.
Bill Christopher came to my auto parts store in Pasadena, CA @1995. A very nice gentleman. Other celeb customers: Gerald McRaney, John de Lancie, Kid Frost.
He Terminatored the gun, but they still lost the eggs.
Truly a miracle 😉
Honestly it was for the best. Those things can't really be considered "eggs".
it might have come outta a chicken but them aint no eggs
They were powdered eggs, U.S. Army issue. No big loss.
William Christopher was a great actor!
Respect... mercy, courage and conviction... well done sir.
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Incredibly powerful scene. I ❤️ M.A.S.H!
M*A*S*H shined when it came to writing good plotline stories to it's minimally used characters.
You know, the likes of Hawkeye, Clinger, and Hot Lips Hoolihand for their humor, satire, and sex appeal were typically the drawing force for viewers when this came out. But it was characters like the colonel and the father what made people stay due to strong moral fiber and noble hearts.
Never saw this scene before. Father Mulcahy was a boxer. I'm not at all surprised he stood up to the private and eventually disarmed him; I am surprised he didn't knock the guy's face right through the back of his skull in the process. Well done, Father, well done.
Even though this was just a Tv show, they knew how to make it real to us.
Father Mulcahy was tough as nails
Those lines at the end are so powerful and delivered so well! 👏
I remember this episode vividly, and while this is a great moment, the only thing I ever remember getting out of it, even now, is this: Oh God, the eggs! They're ruined! After all that Hawk and BJ dealt with to get fresh eggs! Oh, the humanity!
My god! So touching, so heart wrenching. The eggs were spilled as well as the potatoes. And not everyone had, had their breakfast.
Pee-Wee Herman wasted his breakfast.
I never give religion of any form much credit. But those who have a code and live by it. Those I can respect.
What a great disarm!
Seriously this scene is amazing
Damn. Padre could’ve been Schwarzenegger snatching the shotgun from the old bartender.
This is why MASH is the greatest show ever.
Father Mulcahy, was fun to watch but he would CRACK DOWN when needed, and kudos to him for doing what he did! I'm trying to remember if Col Potter recommended him for a commendation.
One of the greatest sitcoms in American Television
Writing + actors = THIS
My favorite show of all time
Wow powerful! Brought tears to my eyes!
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rest in peace father mulcahy
Growing up as a teenager Mulcahey was one of my least favorite characters. Now in my late sixties with a multitude of life experiences, he is one of my favorites.
Isn't that private the same guy who played Cavanaugh in Porky's? What an era that was in film.
yep...and the guy who was going to take him away played Tackleberry in Police Academy
Mulcahy would go to the end of the world for anyone needing him.
this scene always cuts the onions for me
🧅
One underestimated Father Mulcahy at his own peril. You did not want to cream his corn.