After a moment’s hesitation, he glanced sidelong at Rafael and then answered. "Your abuelita was not always a Christian," he began slowly. "Before she came to our church she followed the Path of the Sun. She belonged to a cult that is very active in these parts—a splinter group that wants to hasten the coming of the apocalypse—what we Christians believe will be the final battle between God and Satan. She . . . did things she later regretted."