Batman's Column

My Deer Parishionerz o St. Padre Pio Parish,

It iz me, Batman, da rectory doggo!  I iz a pretty smart doggo and I wuz taught 2 do lotz o trickz.  I can sitz.  I can giv my paw (plus de udder one).  I doez a "high five".  I can speakz and MOST IMPORTANTLY, I BEGZ (dat one iz my favorite)!!!  I don't tink datz wut St. Paul had in mindz wen he said that we need 2 imitate him.  St. Paul said dat he wuz trying 2 b a model 4 us (not da onez da r on coverz o magazinez).  He wuz trying 2 model and teach us wut it iz lik 2 b a follower o Jesus.  It doesn't seem lik da Thessalonians were paying attention.  R we?  Da problem iz dat it iz really easy 2 b distracted by unimportant tingz o even sinful tingz den 2 work quietly 4 God.  So dis Sunday, our Lord iz trying 2 help us learn a new "trick": 2 work 4 God and 4 one another instead o working 4 ourselvez.  May God give us da grace 2 b models 4 Him and Him alone.

God Bless (and I hazn't figured out how 2 roll over yet)!

Batman, da rectory doggo