Batman's Column

My Deer Parishonerz o St. Padre Pio,

It iz me, Batman, da rectory doggo! Dere were a lotz o people hear last Sunday!

While I iz happy dat peoplez hadz a good time, I iz happy dat all o da truckz, and

busez and tractorz and forkliftz and carz behind da rectory r gone! Dat kind o stuff

drivez me bananaz!!! At timez it seemed lik it would never endz! It iz kinda da

same 4 all o us. Lif can b hard. Timez can b tough and it seemz lik it will never

ever ever ever endz. We cry out 2 God and feelz lik He isn't even listening. But

He iz! It iz just dat His time and our time are not da same! So we r called 2

continue 2 cry out 2 da Lord, and even dough God may challenge us, we cannot

ignore Him o "harden our hearts". 4 as God's children, not only r we 2 set da

world on fire, we r called 2 give testimony 2 Him wit courage and power and love!

Even if we startz small lik da mustard seed, our faith can grow so dat we can live

out our obligation 2 love and serve our Lord and one another. So wut r asking o

our God? And then, what iz His response? Wut r we being asked 2 do by da

Father and da Son and da Holy Spirit? Wut iz da challenge and da witness dat we

r called 2 giv? May da Lord giv us all dat we need 2 cry out 2 Him in courage and

listen 2 His response with courage and luv!

God Bless (and do u haz any left over chikenz? Dey wuz REALLY good!!!)!

Batman, da rectory doggo