Batman's Column

My Deer Parishionez o St. Padre Pio Parish, 

It iz me, Batman, da rectory doggo! Dis weekend iz de unofficial start o Summer! Dis iz my time o year, cauz dey don’t call it ‘Da Dog Dayz o Summer’ 4 nuttin’!!! It iz wut we haz been waiting 4! On dis feast o de Ascension, Jesus remindz da disciplez of why He came into da world – 2 suffer, 2 die and 2 rise so dat death can b conquered and sins b forgiven. Now 4 da final piece, Jesus haz 2 return 2 da Father. While dey alwayz thought dat Jesus would b wit dem after da Resurrection, it iz only by returning 2 Heaven dat da “promise of the Father”, the Holy Spirit can come into da world and da Church b born! And just as Jesus tells dem 2 wait 4 da Holy Spirit, He sayz da same 2 us! Just lik dem we r called 2 b witnesses and 2 live wit great joy and praising God! It iz hard becauz sometimez we iz distracted by our problemz and our livez and spend 2 much time “looking up” instead of looking straight ahead and seeing wut da Lord haz planned 4 us. How r we joyful? How do we giv praise 2 God? How do we giv witness? How many timez can I goez swimming in Unca Dave’s pool? As Jesus ascendz into Heaven, He liftz us up so dat da good tingz promised us can come 2 frui… frui…frui… can happen! 

God Bless and Happy Memorial Day! 

Batman, da rectory doggo