Batman's Column

My Deer Parishionerz o St. Padre Pio,



It iz me, Batman, da rectory doggo! I likz living in da rectory. Dere r SO many cool placez 2 hang outz! I luvz being in da office and greeting everybodyz dat comez and sayz "Hi" (except 4 delivery truckz and peoplez who use da road behind da rectory as a shortcut)! I luvz being wit Auntiez Baba and Mannetta and Unca Carmine cauz dey givz me luvinz (and most importantly snackoz)! I luvz da kitchen DUH)! I luvz da couch! I lik being wit Fr. Dimitri and his room (his windowz iz da best da bark at da parking lot) and most especially I LUV hanging out in my daddoz bed (especially when he haz 2 leave da rectory 4 awhile). Da reality da rectory iz where I iz most comfortable and at home. As we listen 2 da Gospel o John, we hear almost exactly DA SAME TING! God haz a place prepared 4 us and it iz HUGON-GUS (dat meanz REALLY big)!!! Dere r tonz and tonz o roomz 4 u and 4 me! And da coolest part?!?  Jesus iz coming back 2 take us dere ... HIMSELF!!!  Datz becauz He iz da way, da truth and da life. Datz da message, not only o da Gospel, but o da Easter season! We should not b worried, anxious o troubled. God haz GOT DIS! All we need 2 do iz hav faith and 2 hav da courage 2 walk in da Son's footsteps! On top o all dat, our specialness allowz us 2 follow Jesus in our own unique way! It just haz 2 b within da Church and da Gospel dat He gav us! So pick out ur room! Choose a couch! Feed a doggo a snacko from da kitchen! God haz a dwelling place 4 us!  Let us b open 2 liv out da lif o grace so we can get dere!!!

God Bless (and dere will b no birdoz in my room inheaven)!

Batman, da rectory doggo