Batman's Column

My Deer Parishionerz o St. Padre Pio Parish,

It iz me, Batman, da rectory doggo. While it iz extremely rare, like hitting da lottery o being struck by lightning, I iz not alwayz perfect. I KNOW! It iz as shocking 2 me, as it iz 2 you!!! But it happenz. I barkz a lot and hav been known 2 b an attention hound. I knowz dat da mail lady doesn't lik me, and I haz issuez wit delivery people. But I iz a good doggo. I iz not a "Terror on every side" like Jeremiah, denounced by lotz o people. Really, da reason why nobody liked poor Jeremiah wuz becauz dey wuz NOT following da Lord. Jeremiah's job wuz 2 get dem back on track. Unfortunately, those folkz were REALLY stubborn! Hoomanz r not perfect either. Dey sin and at timez, don't follow da Lord. But as St. Paul remindz us, dat Jesus did wut He did 4 da VERY REASON da we r sinnerz. And even dough our transgressionz r bad, da gift and da grace o God iz even BIGGER! God wantz 2 show us His mercy instead o giving us wut we deserve. As Matthew's Gopsel tellz us, we needz 2 remain and speak in da light! Even in our weakness we r called 2 acknowledge God as a part o our livez and dat He iz DE MOST IMPORTANT TING IN DEM! Also, we MUST avoid those situationz and people dat can harm and kill not just our livez, BUT OUR SOULZ!!! Stay away from dem (and if u haz a problem getting away, let me know ... I will bark at dem)! So we r not perfect, but God iz! Let us liv in HIs light and His perfection, giving witness 2 Him with our whole livez!

God Bless!

Batman, da rectory doggo