Batman's Column
My Deer Parishionerz o St. Padre Pio,
It iz me, Batman, da rectory doggo! In my role as rectory doggo, it iz my job 2 protect da rectory from all sortz o nefarious (DATZ A BIG WORD!) typez! I stopz all o da serial killerz and badz peoplez who triez 2 get in2 da rectory. Dey try 2 sneakz by as da Amazon driver and da mailperson, da guy who drivez da UPS truck and da dude from WB Mason! I stopz dem all! Nobody canz get in2 da rectory unless I SAYZ so (or unless my daddo openz da door)!!! Jesus BASICALLY sayz da same ting when He sayz, "I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly." But our Lord iz not talking about da rectory o even an enclosure 4 sheepz. What He iz talking about iz da Kingdom o God and heaven. Dere iz no way 4 us 2 get 2 be a part o da Kingdom o 2 get 2 heaven UNLESS it iz thru Jesus. So it iz super dooper important 2 listen 2 d voice o da divine gatekeeper - 2 not b distracted by da voice o "strangerz", doze peoplez who leadz us away from God. So we haz 2 keep our eyez open, 2 b alert and 2 alwayz b listening, not 2 da voice o da world, but 2 da voice o God!
God Bless (and if I barkz at u, it iz probably cause I wantz u 2 come inside and sayz Hello)
Batman, da rectory doggo
