A FaceBook pal posted an activity for the upcoming afternoon of Holy Thursday.  Holy Thursday is part of Holy Week, San Miguel’s most visited week of the year that leads… continue reading I Don’t Care What the Locals Are Doing

As a child I learned May was Mary’s month, not here though.  Despite her omnipresence May firmly belongs to the cross with weekend fiestas before, during and after the month… continue reading May No Longer Mary’s Month

Assuming you’ve been in Mexico for more than 15 minutes, you’ll have noticed how vital respect is.  In all social situations respect is paramount.  Even just a simple “Good Morning”… continue reading R-E-S-P-E-C-T

As a visitor, it is instinctive to gambol down our cobblestone laden streets laden with niches, crosses and wrought iron gates leading to sunny courtyards and fountains while pondering the… continue reading Green Acres We Are There

The indigenous were dazzled by the visual stimulation of the mass and used the new faith to dilute, fuse and disguise their own rich religious heritage. The villages and ranches… continue reading The Little Chapels that Could

When I was a child, enthralled with Batman, it was made clear to me by Sister Mary Torture, and others, I wasn’t to bother Jesus with my problems.  Only those… continue reading The Bat Phone to God

The Jesuits arrived in New Spain (Mexico’s then name) in 1572 as a triple threat.  Their work in education was unparalleled allowing sons of Spanish and Creole families to be… continue reading The Jesuit Trifecta

Back in 1960 there was a priest assigned to the Chapel of Good Health on Plaza Civica who felt the image of Mary of Three Hail Marys (the prayer) wasn’t… continue reading AWOL Saints

As a kid, nothing livened up the room like the sudden proclamation of a sibling screaming “Hot Lava!”  Instantly you knew to lift your feet from the floor and travel… continue reading Hot Lava!

As a child, I gamboled off each morning 10 blocks (yes, even in the snow!) to the local public grade school to play in their gym until the public school… continue reading Mixing Faith and Politics