Sun. June 10

With a surname of "Sullivan" it's no surprise to you, I'm sure, that I grew up Catholic. An altar boy even. I haven't really called myself Catholic for many years, the initial separation happening, as comic Denis Leary says, when "I reached the age of reason." (This, considering the virgin birth, water walking, the fish-and-loaves trick, a resurrection, etc.) So, I might not be a part of the Church, but I've been stamped by it and thus what Father Aloysius Misgivings is offering at Sunday June 10  3 p.m. at Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway has appeal. The good father is really comic Dave Kane, whose alter-ego was created many years ago when he produced a local talk radio show and created an Irish-Catholic character to banter with the host during a slow shift. A career was born. Kane calls Father Misgivings "the kind of priest you grew up with. a good and decent man dedicated to his collar, his religion and doing the right thing for all his parishoners, young and old." So, he's not the kind of scandalous priest we've seen on trial over the past few years, the kind that's tarnished the Church and ruined lives. Father Misgivings is a "Voice of the Faithful" kind of Father - that's the worldwide movement mainstream Catholics established to help victims of the clergy's sexual abuse. (It's also Jimmy Tingle's kind of organization. Tingle is not a lapsed Catholic.) It's a good guess that Father Misgivings will take you gently through the minefield of Catholicism (birth control, celibacy for priests, holy water, maybe, even,"The DaVinci Code" stuff) and tickle your funnybone or strike a nerve. Warning: This comedic show is interactive and includes a raffle and bingo game. Tickets: $25

255 Elm St., Somerville, 617-591-1616 jtoffbroadway.com