Batman's Column

My Deer Parishionerz o St. Padre Pio,

It iz me, Batman, da rectory doggo! Peoplez alwayz ask my daddo whedder o not, he got me anyting 4 Christmas. He keepz sayin' dat I don't needz a Christmas gift becauz every day wit my daddo iz Christmas 4 me! I disagree and I tinkz he iz being cheap (pardon me whilst I eat my 35 snacko o da day ... MUNCH MUNCH MUNCH ... Ah! Delicious!!!) I iz hoping dat on da Epiphany, my daddo will finally change hiz mind. Becauz 2day iz when da Magi come from a land FAR, FAR away 2 bring giftz 2 da Baby Jesus! Dey bringz Him gold, frankincense and myrrh (not my first choice 4 a baby gift, but who am I 2 judge?!?) But my daddo (and da Church) remindz all o us dat da Epiphany izn't just da giftz da we giv Jesus, but da gift dat Jesus givz 2 us. It iz Jesus Himself who iz da gift.  Da Epiphany iz da realization o EVERYTHING dat God wuz about 2 do 4 da people dat He luved (namely all o us). He haz come in2 our livz 2 save us and 2 b our King and Lord. If dat izn't da bestest gift ever, I don't know wut iz! So let us giv tankz 2 God 4 da lif da He haz won 4 us and let our response b 2 giv da Lord our livz in return. So I guess everyday iz Christmas, not just 4 me, but 4 all of us (But I iz not returning my giftz. I haz already eaten most o dem)! 

God Bless and "giftz" r alwayz welcome in da rectory!

Batman, da rectory doggo