"Then there was the real life case of that solemn and unhappy-looking Judge at La Malinche's Mexican Restaurant yesterday noon... "

"The tough, honest young judge -- and one of Father Rick Mattey's Men's ACTS Retreat Team Members -- developed tunnel vision, but fast!

"He did this when it came his turn to join the line of satisfied customers paying their tabs as they exited back out to the busy downtown El Paso, Texas, sidewalk.

"For all it was early Wednesday afternoon, November 1, 2006, The Feast of All Saints, he stared glumly straight ahead.

"Some of his fellow members of the bar had already attended the 12:05 Mass at a downtown Jesuit-run Catholic Church before they too, had gone to lunch.

"I know, for all that I'm by no means a member in any way, manner, shape or form of that same exaulted community of true believers.

"After all, I'd seen those other lawyers, too, since I was at that same 12:05 Holy Day Mass and now that Mass was over had just now inadvertently picked a ringside seat in La Malinche's looking directly in the unhappy judge's direction.

"He had apparently seen me, although I hadn't yet registered his presence.

"I guess you could honestly say I was totally involved with La Malinche's fantastic menu of fine food. With even their famous Mexican plate going for less than $7.00!

"At any rate, the judge got up and quietly made his exit from Malinche's....

"Who could have possibly known what fears he might have been soberly entertaining for the future of Father Rick Mattey's Men's ACTS Retreat Community?

"Did he finally realize that he and his fellow members of the bar had blown it by letting a small group of perversos take over the Mens ACTS Retreat Movement?

"Just so they could run it right smack into the ground? The almost certain penalty for any nominally Catholic organization bent on allowing Satan's Male Hos to take control?

"Only time would tell...

"But!

"Meanwhile, La Malinche's kept filling up with more and more satisfied customers, like yours truly, and dozens and scores of others.

" Fantastic food. Fantastic service. Fantastic prices.

"Because even in the worried, frowning judge's absence, the show just had to go on!

"¡La Malinche!"