Japanese monks put their grace and inner beauty under the spotlight as they participated in a Most Handsome Monks contest on August 22. Spectators voted for the participant they found most inspiring, after the monks walked down a runway, performed in a talent show and answered questions in a Q&A session. Aigen Yokoyama, a monk from Chiba prefecture and an avid karate practitioner, split Read more
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One woman’s inspiring journey to Catholicism
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012
For Kanako Ota, a resident of Sakai City in Osaka, this year’s Easter Vigil on April 7 will be a uniquely momentous occasion. For that is the date when she will receive the sacrament of Baptism. “My parents are professed Buddhists, but I had a feeling I would end up being baptized. I even told Read more