Batman's Column

My Deer Parishionerz o St. Padre Pio Parish,

It iz me, Batman, da rectory doggo!  I haz really bad allergiez.  While I luv being here and I luv all o u, I iz allergic 2 Vineland.  I getz da gook in my eyez.  I sneezez a lot.  My skin getz super duper itchy.  My poor daddo haz 2 giv me hooman allergy medicine.  I iz a mess.  Imagine my shock wen I readz da 1st reading today from the Book o da prophet, Isaiah.  He talkz about shootz and budz and blossomz.  4 me, datz a recipe 4 DISASTER!  But God thru Isaiah wasn't talking about flowers (and da terrible pollen insidez o dem), but wuz pointing 2 da coming o Jesus as da Messiah.  Wen Jesus comez again at da end o time, He will bring true justice and peace.  So not only do we long 4 dat day, we, as a people o faith hav 2 b instruments o da Lord's justice and peace 2.  We don't know wen da 'end o da world' will b, but we haz 2 liv everyday lik Jesus iz coming back very soon.  Datz wut John da Baptist wuz talking about wen he sayz, ""Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" and quotes da prophet Isaiah:

Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.  It iz hard sometimez 2 focus on heaven becausz we iz so busy and preoccupied wit stuff here on earth, but even in da midst o da everyday, we haz 2 b focused on Jesus and wen He will come again in glory.  So letz b ready everyday 4 da coming o Jesus, and if u couldz hand me a

tissue, I tink I haz 2 blow my big snozo!

God Bless (and pass da Benadryl)!

Batman, da rectory doggo