Batman's Column

My Deer Parishionerz o St. Padre Pio Parish,

It iz me, Batman, da rectory doggo!

Dere r a lot o timez dat I bark o sniff o hear someting that hoomanz can't. My big schnoz iz 100,000 timez more powerful dan yours and I can hear tingz dat r 4 timez further away. I can also see MUCH better in da dark dan hoomaz can. When I notice someting important, like a squirrel, a birdo, a frog, da mailperson dat iz secretly a serial killer, I let da WHOLE rectory know. Dat IZ my job as a rectory doggo after all!

But do u know dat God can see and hear tingz SO MUCH MORE DAN ANY OF US (I don't know 4 certain, but I would hazard a guess dat God can smell goodo 2)! And even MORE amazing iz dat He readily revealz it 2 us. Datz wut we call da "mystery of faith". And da ting dis Sunday dat God wantz 2 share wit all o us is His peace and rest.

Doggoz and hoomanz worry about lotz o tingz dat r out o our control. It can really stress us out BIG TIME! But wut God offers us at Mass and wit His Word iz a respite from all o da messiness and all of da trialz dat we haz 2 face. And while following da Lord haz it's own share o crosses, God letz us know dat we don't carry dem alone.

So rest wit God! Let Him comfort us! Give Him ALL of our burdens so dat da Faddah and da Son and da Holy Spirit can reveal themselvez 2 all o us!

God Bless (and I tink dat I smell a snacko in your pocket)!

Batman, da rectory doggo