{"id":22542,"date":"2026-04-15T00:44:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/?p=22542"},"modified":"2026-04-15T00:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:53:55","slug":"the-holiest-competition-no-one-confessed-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/us\/the-holiest-competition-no-one-confessed-to\/","title":{"rendered":"The holiest competition no one confessed to\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"60\">At a quiet countryside church hostel, discipline was supposed to be everything\u2014early prayers, strict routines, and absolute devotion.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"297\">But things got\u2026 complicated the day a young, cheerful nun named Sister Angela was transferred there.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"372\">Suddenly, every priest discovered a <em data-start=\"335\" data-end=\"352\">renewed passion<\/em> for \u201cextra duties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"467\">Father Michael started volunteering for <strong data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"429\">garden work<\/strong>\u2014even though he was allergic to grass.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"469\" data-end=\"559\">Father Thomas took over <strong data-start=\"493\" data-end=\"516\">library supervision<\/strong>, despite never reading a book in his life.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"561\" data-end=\"663\">And Father Benedict? He began attending <strong data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"632\">every single choir practice<\/strong>\u2026 even though he couldn\u2019t sing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"750\">One evening, the head priest noticed the unusual enthusiasm and called for a meeting.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"862\">\u201cMy brothers,\u201d he said sternly, \u201cI sense distraction among you. 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