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In His Own Words: “Do Not Fight, but Do Not Give Up”

November 20, 2015 By Fr. John 2 Comments

by Anna Danilova Actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa who starred in the movie “Priest-San: Samurai’s Confession” accepted baptism in the Russian Orthodox Church. The sacrament was performed by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk. The newly-baptized man received the name of Panteleimon. The actor also stated earlier that he was going to take Russian citizenship. Mr. Tagawa described his […]

Filed Under: JTO Blog, Latest Stories Tagged With: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, convert, japan, orthodox, priest, Russia

Japanese Fighter Baptized Orthodox Christian

October 3, 2012 By Fr. John 4 Comments

From his childhood years he focused on the martial arts, which led him to study traditional Eastern religions, especially Buddhism. After a period of many years, Tokashi Kishi came to know Christianity, the result of having read very many books. Christianity for Tokashi was another ethical teaching and appeared to him something like Buddhism. After […]

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XENO – Who Is the Stranger?

April 10, 2011 By Fr. John 4 Comments

by Fr. John S. Bakas In this story Fr. John Bakas relates the story of an Orthodox Christian convert who saved more Jews from certain death during the Holocaust than Oscar Schindler. We will have more on Chiune Sugihara in the future. In Greek, the word, “xeno,” denotes someone who is a “stranger,” someone that […]

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Celebrating 110 Yrs of Korean Orthodoxy

June 8, 2010 By admin 1 Comment

Korean Orthodox Church On 29-30 May 2010 celebrations dedicated to 110 anniversary of Orthodoxy in Korea were held in Seoul. The festivities were organized by the Korean metropolia of the Constantinopolitan Patriarchate. With the blessing of His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, a delegation from Russian Orthodox Church headed by the Archbishop […]

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