Batman's Column

It iz me, Batman, da rectory doggo!

I haz 2 admit dat I am da victim o "Classical Conditioning". Basically, if u ringz da doorbell at da rectory o even happen 2 walk by da front door and I seez u, I tendz 2 b ... overly "enthusiastic" and I soundz like a maniac. I iz not proud. I cannot helpz it. I iz, after all, a doggo. However, if we happenz 2 meet outside, I tendz 2 b a little more under control and calmer. It's kind o like 2day's first reading from da 1st Book o Kings. God visitz Elijah on Mt. Horeb. But God wuz NOT in da strong and heavy wind o da terrible earthquake, o da raging fire. God came in a whisper. It's da same in Matthew's Gospel. Da disciplez were in dere boat getting hammered by both da wind and da wavez. They were in trouble. Jesus comez 2 dem walking on da water, not sprinting o running and brings calm 2 da boat. Heck even Peter wuz able 2 walk on da water wit Jesus!  It's only wen Peter got distracted dat he started 2 sink. Our livez can be so loud sometimez dat we forget dat God iz with us. He standz in da middle o da storm, calmly and quietly telling us dat He iz dere and 2 giv us His peace. Da problem iz dat we often r 2 preoccupied with da fact dat we r sinking and forget dat God has His hand outstretched, ready to grasp ours, if we let Him. So wut storm r we in right now? Wut do we need from God 2 help stop us from sinking? Wut iz preventing us from reaching out and taking His hand? Let us never forget dat da Lord iz in our midst alwayz, in good timez and in bad, easy and hard and may we alwayz acknowledge da presence o da Son o God!

God Bless (and please forgive da barking)!

Batman, da rectory doggo