I only have two days left in Santa Clotilde, and I thought I would send one last letter before I leave. Padre Jack zipped off to run some errands in Lima last week while I stayed here to guard the proverbial fort, leaving me as the sole remaining English speaker this side of the Rio Napo. Put another way: I´ve just completed a 216-hour game of charades. To everyone´s relief Jack returned Tuesday afternoon, enthusiastic and energetic as ever, and positively triumphant after the glory of this past weekend´s action in the NFL playoffs. Yesterday morning in the daily staff meeting he managed to combine his two greatest passions – priesthood and football – with a five minute parable in which God paints his house green and gold. I´m not sure that the Peruvians understood all of the nuances but the overall message was clear: God is a Green Bay Packers fan.
