Batman's Column

My Deer Parishionez o St. Padre Pio Parish,

It iz me, Batman da rectory doggo! As I hav stated in da past, I am <AHEM> "food driven". Dat meanz dat I iz REALLY focused/obsessed/fixated-ed on food. I luvz it and would eat all da timez if I had my way (which I usually doez) I understandz wut I iz and hav 2 rely on my daddo and da hoomanz dat luv and take care o me 2 make sure I doesn't turn in2 a 4-legged sausage. Hoomanz r kind o similar. Hear me outz! St. Paul tellz da Galatians dat dere iz a difference between doing wutever dey want and living in true freedom. 2 truly b free and living a responsible lif den we haz 2 liv "by the Spirit". But wut doez living by da Spirit mean? 3 tingz: Numba 1: We need 2 cherish da fact dat Jesus freed us from sin out o luv. In gratitude we strive to turn away from sin. Numba 2: Freedom = Luv. 2 b free we haz 2 show how we luv God and our neighbor. Numba 3: In a world dat iz focused on pleasure and avoiding pain (aka da Flesh), we haz 2 b focused on wut God tellz us iz da most important: sacrifice and luv. So putz down all dose "fleshy/worldly" tingz and learn wut it really meanz 2 b free. And pass da carrotz. I probably could use some (and dey isn't DAT bad).

God Bless!

Batman, da rectory doggo