Batman's Column

My Deer Parishionez o St. Padre Pio Parish,

It iz me, Batman, da rectory doggo. Did u knowz dat I haz never seen a sheep? De only sheepz I haz seen were stuffed-ed toyz. It didz not end well 4 dem. I don't knowz how I wouldz react 2 dem. Hopefully we wouldz get along and I would showz dem da best place 2 eat grass on da rectory groundz (right by da chikin pit). In 2day's Gospel, Jesus talkz a lot about sheep and how precious and special dey r. If even ONE o dem getz lost-ed, He will go getz dem. And if Jesus will doez dat 4 sheepz, just tink about wut lengthz He will go 2 bring us back home?!? Not only would He go 2 da endz o da earth looking 4 us, we knowz dat Jesus wuz willing 2 (and DID) die 4 us!!! When we iz "lost" sometimez it iz hard and even embarrassing 2 "go home". We iz afraid o being judged-ed o shamed-ed. All we haz 2 remember iz dat God luvz us and dat dere iz nothing dat we can do dat iz more powerful den His luv. And His priestz r da instrumentz o dat forgiveness and luv 2!!! So tankz b 2 God dat we r His sheep and dat God iz alwayz looking out 4 us. And if we iz lost let us turn 2 Him so dat da whole Church can rejoice dat a lost sheep haz come home!

God Bless (and I feelz really bad about da time I eatz da lamb chop)! Batman, da rectory doggo