- Frank tells Ally that Ray is going to Hell because he doesn't go to church. Feeling guilty about Frank being a good religious role model, Ray decides to be a regular parishioner.
- Everyone gets on Ray's case because he doesn't go to Sunday Mass. When Ray starts feeling guilty about the good example Frank is setting by attending church, he commits to becoming a regular parishioner. But, when Ray shows up at the church, he quickly realizes what it is that draws Frank to this house of worship week after week-and it isn't the sermon.
- Ray never attends Sunday church and pretends that he has work to do. Marie, Frank, Robert, Debra and the kids are all dressed up, but Ray is in his pajamas. Ray does not want to go to church, and his entire family is disappointed, including Marie who faults her own parenting and Frank who is disgusted.
Ally draws a picture of Ray in hell, because of skipping church. Apparently, Frank told her that people who don't go to church, go to hell. Ray confronts Frank about this, but he won't take his words back with Ally and presses Ray to attend the Sunday Mass service. Ray doesn't want Frank to be talking to his kids anymore and Frank says that Ray cannot talk to Marie. Frank says that the current generation puts too much emphasis on everything feeling good. He says that World War II was never good. Frank says that in his day, nothing felt good and yet people did those things out of a sense of duty. Ray tells his parents to refer Ally back to him in case she asks about religious matter, government topics or topics related to the minorities. Frank tells Ray that he feels strongly about Ray not coming to church and wonders if there was anything wrong with his upbringing.
Debra tells Ray that she goes to church to be a part of something bigger than herself and her small little problems. She says that she likes the feeling of community and tradition. Ray says that he doesn't attend church as he has bad knees and at church there is a lot of kneeling. Ray also adds that when he goes to church, he is unable to focus on God and thinks about his work, other people at the church and so on. He is not focused and feels that he is just going through the motions. Ray says that he a good person who does good things every day. He leaves a big tip, he swerves if a squirrel runs in front of the car, he is considerate of other people's feelings and so on. Hence, he doesn't feel he has to go to church to prove his goodness.
Ray decides to start going to the church regularly to make his father happy. Father Hubley (Charles Durning) is also happy that Ray has decided to attend church regularly. He then realizes that his dad is an usher who never really sits through the mass. It's a nice set up, since Marie can't criticize Frank for not going and yet Frank doesn't have to sit through any of the sermons. In fact, Frank refers to the sermons as Mumbo-Jumbo.
Frank sits with his buddies Stan (Victor Raider-Wexler) and Garvin (Len Lesser) in the outside lounge and shares laughs. Now Ray is stuck as he made a commitment to God in church about attending every day and has no way out. Ray wants to be an usher, but the wait list is 20 years. He tries to be the fill-in person, for when one of regular ushers falls sick, but that job is already given to Robert. Ray has no option but to sit in mass.
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