Batman's Column

It iz me, Batman, da rectory doggo! Lik lotz o people, I haz special hoomanz in my life. I haz my daddo and my auntiez and uncaz at da rectory. I haz my special friendz who comez and vistz me and bringz me snackoz (u knowz who u r), and I haz anyone else who will giv me snackoz. I iz not picky when it comez 2 people. I lik dem all. Unless dey iz carry a box o drive a truck o mail van o tractor (but I will forgivez dem if dey hav snackoz). When it comes 2 us and our relationship wit God, we also haz a special bond. We haz Him and He luvz us! Dat iz a good deal. We call dat a covenant. As God sayz 2 us in our first reading, "I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people." When we haz God's law written on our heartz, we haz 2 understand dat it iz a law o LUV! And even dough dere r timez dat we mess up and don't follow da Lord wit all our heartz, He remidz us dat He will forgiv our evil doing and forget our sin (we call dat Confession. U should try it sometime!). So as we get ready 4 Lent, let us tak da time 2 really focus on da fact dat we are God's children, dat we belong 2 Him and He luvs us. And knowing dat truth, liv it out as best we can! 

God Bless, especially all da people who bring me snackoz (and even da catz)! 

Batman, da rectory doggo