Father Anthony J. Fitzgerald, S.j.,vol 17, Sister Joan Brewster

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Father Anthony J. Fitzgerald, S.J., Jurisprudential Wizard, Vol. 17: Sister Joan Brewster By Anthony J. Fejfar © Copyright 2006 by Anthony J. Fejfar

Chapter 1 Father Anthony J. Fitzgerald sat in his office at the law school at Lewistown, University. The internet and email had gone up in 1980, and he had gotten online in his office in 1985. Tony Fitzgerald loved to write. He wrote one Tract Book a week dealing with either philosophy, or law, or theology or jurisprudence. He had just uploaded his Tract on “Law and Liberation Theology,” to his publisher Lewis Press, online. Lewis Press had started in the home basement of a computer science professor at Lewistown University, in 1985. Lewis Press was considered an academic press for tenure purposes at Lewistown University. Father Tony Fitzgerald had at least ten Tract Books posted and published online. It was speculated that the “Iron Curtain” separating the east from west went down in 1985 because of the internet. The communist world simply could not

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compete commercially with an internet which also gave free access to information. When the wall went down in Berlin, many KGB people from the old Soviet block came to the United States, hoping to start a fascist coup attempt there. Tony Fitzgerald sat back in his desk chair and pondered. He wondered what was going to happen next. Then, a knock came at his office door. “Come in” he said. To Tony Fitzgerald’s surprise, in came Sister Joan Brewster into his office. “May I sit down?” she asked demurely. “Certainly,” he replied. “I’d like to talk. Can we be frank?” she asked. “Sure,” he replied. “Good, well, this Gregor thing has got to stop. The next thing you know he is going to be after me.” she said. Sister Joan then channeled to Father Tony, “Gregor is SMERSH you know, he is a trained terrorist.” “But, I thought you were KGB” channeled back Tony Fitzgerald. “No, I’m really Liberation Theology, I only dabble in the KGB. My primary affiliation is with Societas Dei.” She channeled. “Well, I certainly want to fight back. What kind of faculty vote do you thin we’ll get on the no-confidence vote?” Fitzgerald asked. “Well, I’ve canvassed the faculty and I think that out of a faculty of 25, five will abstain, they don’t have tenure, maybe three will vote for the Dean, and the remaining 17 will vote against Dean Gregor.” she said. “Well, that is certainly positive news. Gregor said that he is planning to pull me out of Property and put me in income tax and estates.” Tony

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said. “Well, I think that should go before the curriculum committee, Tony. I’m the Chair of the curriculum committee. We’ll meet Friday and I’ll block that change. By the way, I read your last article on Lewis Press online about Law and Liberation Theology, I was impressed.” she said. “Thank you, that is very kind of you to say so.” he continued. “Why don’t you come over to my apartment for dinner on Saturday afternoon? We could talk philosophy and I could fix you my homemade spaghetti with meat sauce. Ground turkey, of course.” she said. “I thought you were a vegetarian.” replied Tony Fitzgerald. “I cheat.” she said. “See you at one, on Saturday afternoon.” she continued. “Sounds good,” said Tony Fitzgerald, writing down her address and phone number. Sister Joan left the Tony Fitzgerald’s office with a swish of her tartan skirt. The next day the law faculty at Lewistown University met at precisely 3:00 p.m. Dean Gregor was asked to give a brief statement and then to leave. Gregor declined to give a statement and left. Sister Joan Brewster chaired the faculty meeting and asked for discussion. Several faculty commented that they really weren’t given a chance to vote on Gregor in the first place. Father Tony Fitzgerald commented that Gregor had told him, Fitzgerald, that Catholic Jurisprudence was no longer acceptable at Lewistown, University Law School.

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Discussion ended and the vote was taken. Of the 25 voting, 23 voted no confidence in the Dean and two abstained. Dean Gregor was then invited back into the room, was informed of the result of the vote, and was then asked by Sister Joan Brewster to resign. Gregor declined to resign, saying that he had a presidential appointment. Sister Joan then asked Dean Gregor about his position with respect to Father Fitzgerald. Gregor indicated that he longer wished to denture Fitzgerald, and that Fitzgerald could retain his current course assingment. The meeting adjourned. Tony Fitzgerald went home to the Jesuit Residence in the hope that his problems with Gregor were over. He sat down in his recliner and prayed. He mediated with the phrase, “The Lord my God is Lord of All, blessed by the name of the Lord.” Next, Fitzgerald meditated with the phrase, “Your ways O Lord make known to me, teach me your paths, guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my savior and I wait for you all of the day.” He finished meditating with the phrase, “God is Great.” Fitzgerald went down to the kitchen and grabbed an O’Doul’s non-alcoholic beer and ate a ham sandwich. He wondered what would happen with his “date” with Sister Joan on Saturday. He hadn’t been on a date since law school, and, that had been a while ago. He wondered how far things would go; if she was

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interested in getting involved sexually. Of course the way he, Fitzgerald looked at things was that sexuality should always involve an expression of deep feelings. It was wrong to have sex with a woman that you didn’t care about. He wondered about his feelings for Sister Joan. She was certainly attractive. A tall five foot ten inches tall, weighing perhaps 125 pounds. Attractive but moderately sized breasts, with slender hips and nice legs. He decided that he was looking forward to their date on Saturday.

Chapter 2 Father Tony Fitzgerald showed up at Sister Joan’s apartment at approximately one in the afternoon. He had with him three long stem red roses that he had picked up at the grocery store florist’s shop. They weren’t perfect, but it was all that he could afford. He knocked on the the door to her apartment and she opened the door, letting him in. “I have a little something for you.” he said as he handed her the small bouquet of red roses which had been held at his side. Sister Joan invited Tony to sit down on the couch and he did. “Well, it’s not much,” she said, “I got most of the furniture used from the Goodwill Thrift Shop, but at least it’s home.” “It’s very nice,” replied Father Tony. “Well, thank you for saving my ass at the faculty meeting this week.” said

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Father Tony. “Well, Father I had rather thought your ass was worth saving” she replied, “don’t tell me the rector let’s you work out at the gym” she continued. “Well, I do try to swim a bit,” he said. “Well, good for you. The best I can get from my mother superior is permission to walk in the park.” she said. “Oh, I didn’t know.” replied Father Fitzgerald.” “Well, after Mother Teresa of Calcutta and her order received all of that good press, the pressure was on us to over simplify things. At least I’m not sleeping on a floor mat like her nuns do.” “I heard the Pope made her do that,” said Father Tony. “I didn’t know,” she replied. “Father Tony, let’s be frank. I’m attracted to you but I want to make sure where you stand. Are you CIA or KGB, or something in between? I can’t imagine that you are unaligned.” she said. “Well, I do work for the Central Intelligence Agency Counterintelligence Agency, but it’s mostly recruiting now. I hear they are threatening to dismantle the Agency in Washington, or at least cut funding, which I suppose is the same thing. Once the wall in Berlin went down last year, the politico’s in Washington thought that there was no point in spending much money on counterintelligence anymore.” he said. “Well, I Langley, but lately I’ve been KGB on orders from Rome.” she said. “Well, that is a surprise. I didn’t know you were CIA, when were you recruited?” “Well, I went on this goodwill trip to Cuba with a group of sisters from my order

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and the CIA contacted us there and gave us short but intensive training in espionage. Were you trained there? she asked. “No, I was trained at Offut Airforce Base in Omaha, Nebraska during college.” he replied. “Are you doubling with the KGB now, I mean what is going on?” he asked. “Well, I’m not sure exactly, my CIA contact from Rome told me to join the KGB and work with Father Leon Andrev.” she said. “Sister Joan, has it ever occurred to you that the agency that recruited you in Cuba was not the Central Intelligence Agency?” “Well, no,” she said, “who else would they be?”

“Well, perhaps the CIA that recruited you was the Cuban

Intelligence Agency or the Communist Intelligence Agency, posing as the American Central Intelligence Agency.” Father Tony suggested. “That doesn’t seem possible.” she replied. “Well, I had heard that the old communist regime was recruiting Vietnam War draft dodgers and deserters, maybe there is a connection.” he said. “I don’t know,” she said. “Should I call Rome?” “No, not yet. Let me think it through. This my type work, I’m sure I can help.” he said. “Good,” she replied, “now how about lunch?” “Sounds good to me,” he replied. “Shall we talk philosophy?” “Certainly,” she said, as they sat down to the tan oak dinner table. (To be continued).

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