Batman's Column

My Deer Parishionerz o St. Padre Pio,

It iz me, Batman, da rectory doggo! Becauz I goez on lotz o walkz and eatz a lot o snackoz, I iz often very tirsty and I use my water bowl a lotz. My favorite way iz da way my friend, Rosa, used 2 do it. She would pour water in my bowl and den putz in lotz o ice cubez. It iz VERY refreshing!!! I heardz dat hoomanz don't drink as much water as dey should and den dey become dehy... dehy... dey needz 2 drink more water! Water iz wut givz us life. Da Israelitez were SUPER cranky becauz dey didn't haz any water. God told Moses 2 hit da rock wit his staff and BADDA BOOM, BADDA BING! Dey hadz all da water dey needed 2 survive. In John's Gospel, Jesus met a Samaritan woman at a well.  She wuz tirsty 2, not just 4 water! Even dough dat woman wuz far from God, she wuz tirsty 2 have Him in her life! Jesus gave her his 'living water' so dat she would never b tirsty again. If u r reading dis, guess wut?!? U R TIRSTY 4 GOD 2!!! We needz Him in our livez! Even if we r farz away, da Lord wantz 2 not only feed us wit His Body and Blood, He offers us da life-giving water o Baptism. We can drink it and NEVER b tirsty again! As we continue our Lenten journey, do urself a favor and grab a drink from Jesus... It's even bedder dan water wit ice cubez!

God Bless (and I tink my water bowl needz a refill)!

Batman, da rectory doggo