My pal that died in February and I often teased each other how Catholicism was different here than up North. She refused to believe insisting ‘Catholic’ means universal. On one hand she was correct. I could walk into a mass in Tagalog, or any language I don’t know, …
Baptism-Drowning In Faith
I spent Saturday night being a godfather to a local lad and was more than a tad surprised how much baptisms had changed with the years and with the virus. Up North, baptisms were small affairs lasting about 5 minutes as the priest pours water …
What Book Is Your Favorite
With each new book release I get the question “Which is Your Favorite?” Naturally the most recent book of the twelve in the series comes to mind first as it needs my help the most to go out into the world and stand on its own. Then I’m reminded …
The Clergy Here vs There
On a recent tour we went down the rabbit hole of the differences in clergy between those up North and those here in Mexico and the differences are striking. In an effort of full disclosure I attended Catholic school with the Brides of Christ through graduate school. …
Spooky Back Stage Leon
Today my dance group waltzed out to Leon to perform, I thought, at the Senior Center there. Instead it was a day of constant surprises. We loaded onto the bus and I got the rear seat far left. I was fine with that as I sometimes get …