"This is a place to remember Father Duffy," he said.

Most days, the only ones showing any interest in Father Duffy are pigeons, which have amply left their mark.

The trouble with some priests, Father Duffy thought, is that they take things too literally.

But it also looked like a "junkyard" where Father Duffy was too easily forgotten.

A statue of Father Duffy went up in 1937.

"The pastoral demand is such that you may have no time to do anything outside of parish work," Father Duffy said.

I turned my head and saw Father Duffy waving.

Father Duffy is a bronze staue and everyone knows that statues don't take cabs.

I got out, surveyed the damage and looked to Father Duffy for help.

Father Duffy repeated the story at the funeral.