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My Road to Baptism (Part 8): A Christmas BaptismNew!!
Christmas was now only a month away. There was just one thing I still needed to prepare. A white veil. I had b […]
My Road to Baptism (Part 7): Two Small Steps Towards Baptism
A few months after I had begun studying, I was told that I would be baptised at Christmas. I was delighted. At […]
My Road to Baptism (Part 6): Baptism Came Without Warning
For a while, my weekly lessons were just between the priest and me. Then another person joined us. She was sli […]
My Road to Baptism (Part 5): Agape and Philia — Two Ways of Loving
My first lesson had begun rather unexpectedly. The priest who taught me was the same man who, at first glance, […]
My Road to Baptism (Part 4): The Lessons Began Without Warning
Becoming Catholic as an adult usually involves a period of preparation and study. In Japan, the exact arrangem […]
My Road to Baptism (Part 3): Freezing During the Sign of Peace
My first Mass was confusing. I did not really know what was happening. I spent most of the time standing when […]
My Road to Baptism (Part 2): Job’s Tears and Church Bells
It was sometime in March, shortly before Easter. The morning was still cold. I had arranged to meet the sister […]
My Road to Baptism (Part 1): The First Time I Entered a Catholic Church
People are often surprised when they learn that I am Catholic. Many assume that I come from a Catholic family. […]
Why I Made the “Juzu Rosary” — A rosary created for a Japanese Catholic reality —
A question I am sometimes asked “Why did you make something called a Juzu Rosary?” I am sometimes asked this q […]