Batman's Column

My Deer Parishionerz o St. Padre Pio Parish,

It iz me, Batman, da rectory doggo! A coppa o weekz ago, I got 2 spendz time wit my grandmom and granddad (my daddo's parentz). I tought dat I wuz very well behaved, but my grandmom told my daddo dat I haz him trained very well. When I bark 2 go outside, my daddo doez it. When I 'AHEM' "ask" 4 food, my daddo givz it 2 me. Truth b told, my daddo iz really at my 'beck and call' (whatever dat meanz). Just like I callz 4 my daddo and da rectory staff and anybody who will giv me someting 2 eat, Jesus callz out 2 hiz disciples and da Apostles 2 follow Him and b a part o His Church. Dis iz a call 2 all o us. We 2 r His disciples and called 2 b an important part o da flock. And while we r not slaves o da Lord, we r called 2 b at His 'beck and call' (whatever dat meanz) and b open 2 His will 4 our livez. we r called 2 use our giftz and talentz, our liuvez and prayer 2 serve God and 2 continue da work o da Church! So, what doez dat mean 4 u? How r u called 2 serve? Maybe it iz doing someting at Mass? Maybe it iz helping out wit religious education o being a part o a prayer group? Maybe it iz dropping off snackoz at da rectory 4 a doggo who iz wasting away into nothingness?  Whatever it iz, we cannot avoid o ignore da Lord's call (especially if u hav big floppy earz lik me)! Let us ask da Lord 2 giv us da grace 2 listen 2 Him calling our name and 2 serve and follow Him alwayz!

God Bless (and do u hav a snacko?)!

Batman, da rectory doggo