Batman's Column

My Deer Parishionerz o St. Padre Pio Parish,

It iz me, Batman, da rectory doggo! As a doggo I am used 2 <AHEM> "leaving my mark" outsidez. Every day, I make sure 2 visit as many placez on da groundz o da recotry as I can. It iz wut doggoz do! By spreading our scentz, doggoz make sure dat udder animalz know dat a particular place o area belongz 2 dem. It iz kinda lik a signature (cause doggoz don't haz opposable thumbz). As we listen 2 da wordz o da Lord from da prophet Isaiah, God sayz dat His Word goez out 2 da WHOLE ENTIRE WORLD in order 2 make His mark. Not only doez His Word accomplish God's will, it achievez His end goal - 2 make sure dat we know dat we belong 2 Him and 2 giv us everyting dat we needz in order 2 remain in His luv! However, as Jesus remindz us in Matthew's Gospel, His Word can only b living and affective in our heartz if we r open 2 Him. If our heartz r closed 2 His Word and His divine will, den we will b lik da seedz dat fell on ground dat wuz not good-o. If our heartz r open den not only will we bear great fruit, we will also b reflections o da Spirit o God living in us. On wut type o ground iz our seed sown? And if we r rocky and needz 2 b cleared or we need 2 do some weeding in our heartz, letz do it now! Lik my daddo wrote about dis weekend, God givz us da Sacrament o Confession so we can b reconciled wit God and wit one another! SO MAKE UR MARK ON DA WORLD! B open 2 da Word o God in your heartz and I would be real careful when smelling some o da treez around da rectory!

God Bless!

Batman, da rectory doggo