I recall the movie Road House starring Patrick Swayze as Dalton. In one scene after Dalton had been hurt, he was in the office of a doctor and soon to be girlfriend Kelly Doc Lynch to get stitches. Dalton had refused Novocain to deaden his skin in preparation for the needle used to sew his skin together. Doc asked him if he enjoyed pain. His reply is one Ive never forgotten Pain don't hurt. 

I've actually meditated on that tough guy response, because its actually a great Catholic common man or Catholic tough guy comment. Tune in to hear me explain that.

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