Batman's Column

My Deer Parishionez o St. Padre Pio Parish,

It iz me, Batman, da rectory doggo! As a rescue doggo I knowz wut it iz like 2

both choose and b chosen. Wen my daddo first came 2 see me at Beacon

Animal Rescue, he wuz kinda nervous becauz Daddo never hadz a doggo

b4. So I madez sure dat he knew dat I liked-ed him ... A LOT! So much so

dat da volunteer at the shelter said 2 my daddo, "I don't know if you've chosen

him, but Batman has certainly chosen you!" Luckily, my daddo took da plunge

and adopted-ed me and da rest, as dey say, iz history! We hearz in 2day's

readingz how God chose da Israelitez and us. In da Book o Wisdom, we hear

about how God saved da Chosen People from slavery in Egypt and how dere

faith wuz and still iz rewarded. Our Psalmist sayz da same ting, "Blessed the

people the Lord has chosen to be his own." Da Book o Wisdom and St. Paul

remindz us dat de act o faith iz de important action o us choosing God back.

It iz "the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen."

Faith iz da necessary response 2 God sharing His lif wit us and as we can

see, faith iz alwayz rewarded (just not alwayz how we expect). As Jesus

remindz us, faith iz not a one time act. It iz a constant choice on our part.

Every day we haz 2 choose God. Every day we haz 2 b ready. We haz 2 hav

our loinz girded (I do not know wut dat meanz. U iz going 2 hav 2 look dat

up. I iz only a doggo afta all!) and b ready all o da timez, listening 4 wen God

callz. So b tankful dat da Lord haz adopted us as His Chosen People and

remember dat we haz 2 choose God 2 and liv our livez 4 Him!

God Bless (and don't forget 2 hug ur furry and non-furry friendz and tell dem

dat u luv dem!)

Batman, da rectory doggo