In-n-Out Burger, a local fast food restaurant, has a very simple menu: Hamburger, Cheeseburger, Double-Double (double patties and cheese), Fries, Soda, Lemonaide, Tea and Shakes. That is it, nothing more. There is however a “hidden” menu that they will serve you if you ask. Its not as secret as it used to be, when there were only a few locations. In fact I found that it was actually listed on their website now.

We were at a catholic funeral recently and I could not help but cringe a few times at some of the things that were said. My wife even caught me shaking my head and told me to stop, someone might see me. We later had a conversation about the Catholic Church and how there were some real believers that knew the Lord that went to catholic church, but we wondered why.

It was then that it occured to me that the Catholic Church is a lot like In-n-Out. They actually will serve you real spiritual food, but its not on the menu. You have to figure out so much by yourself.

Unfortunately, Rome does not have a monopoly on this menu, but it is the largest in that market.