It has been a harsh winter — but there is evidence that it has survived. There apparently has been a Pokémon living in the driveway of our rectory for quite some time now. I have never seen it, but carloads of people still stop by often to visit with it. So, it seems that neither cold nor snow nor gloom of winter can keep Pokémon from doing whatever it is that it does out there in our driveway. 

If I ever do see Pokémon, I might ask it if it would be willing to sit on our church roof — like a gargoyle. Gargoyles are those grotesque-looking granite beasties commonly found atop the buttresses and parapets of gothic and neo-gothic churches and other buildings. As fiendish as they look, they serve a very useful architectural purpose. They help to direct rainwater away from the roof and sides of the building to prevent rain damage and erosion. April showers are coming and you’ve seen how our roof has been leaking. Maybe Pokémon could sit up there and do something useful. 

Thanks for your contributions in keeping our roofs and building strong throughout the long winter and into spring. With or without Pokémon-gargoyles, may God strengthen our temple.  

Fr. Dennis Zehren
Pastor