Batman's Column
My Deer Parishionerz o St. Padre Pio,
It iz me, Batman, da rectory doggo! 2day we celebrate da First Sunday o Lent and since we r at da beginning o da Lenten Season, as a Church we goez back 2 da beginning where all o dis mess happened and sin and death entered in2 da world: Adam and Eve. Becauz they disobeyed God and ate o da Tree o da Knowledge o Good and Evil, their sight became distorted and wut wuz good became bad and bad became good. It all went downhill from dere!!! Truth b told, I haz never met a snake before, but I betz u it would not end well and I would be bitten in da schnozo ... again. We all haz da same problem as Adam and Eve, our sight iz all messed up and we have da temptation to do da tingz dat r bad 4 us and avoid doing wut iz good. Datz why Jesus came in2 da world! By being da new Adam, our Lord showz mercy on us sinnerz and conquer de effectz o dat original disobedience. Jesus knowz wut it iz like 2 b tempted and He DEFINITELY knowz wut sin can do 2 us! So it becomez all da more important 2 live by every word that comes forth from the mouth o God and 2 worship and serve God alone! So let us ask da Lord 2 increase our faith dis Lent, 2 see wit da eyez o faith and 2 learn 2 luv God wit our whole heartz!
God Bless (and look out 4 doze snakez ... Dey can't b trusted)!
Batman, da rectory doggo
