TAT

Did you ever get a tattoo without knowing it? If that happened to you, what would you think?

Three very different people are dramatically impacted by a single event. While one is retrieving her morning newspaper, another is out for a training run and a third is delivering a package for a friend, they have a moment in time when they are within touching distance of each other. At that very moment, a flash of light throws them to the ground. When they get up, they cannot figure out what caused the light or if others were impacted by it. As far as they are concerned, it has an explanation but they cannot fathom what it might have been – reflection from an airplane, silent explosion or whatever. They socialize for a few minutes, clean their minor injuries and bid each other well as they return to their lives.

In a series of interesting revelations, they discover that each of the three has a tattoo on his/her finger that represent a different passage from Scripture. Further, it can only be seen by a select number of others. The three of them come across a handful of others who have tattoos. Believing themselves to be chosen for a mission by God, they seek to discover the path intended for them.

While this is taking place, the Church of Change, a very large house of worship, is working to undermine Christianity. It is doing so through the charismatic but immoral leadership of its senior pastor, Bishop Lupondro ‘Lupo’ Bianchi. Further behind the scenes, the church’s lay leader is perpetrating major crimes, including murder, human trafficking and drug sales. Although the heresy seems obvious, not many congregants leave.

Eventually, those who have received the tattoos (called the Flock) identify their purpose, it being to address the sacrilege of the Church of Change. The book pits these two entities against one another. The focal point is the work of one Flock member (Hector Delgado), a police detective, working on the crucifixion murder of a senator who was just beginning an investigation into the church’s dealings.

Tat is a collaborative production. Father Rand York and Tom Berliner collaborated on the plot, the quality of the writing and, of course, on theological matters. Throughout the book, Scriptural references are included (and provided in the appendix). This brings an added dimension to the reading.

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