Original fault
Despite Shûsaku Endo's doubts about the true Christianity of the Japanese, as expressed in the admirable "Silence," it also seems to me that Japona...
Month: March 2011
Forgive me, something will always remain…
In this brief reflection on forgiveness, I simply wanted to revisit the inadequacy of saying "sorry." Forgiving is sometimes extremely difficult...
What kind of death for the West?
It is becoming increasingly pleasant for me to hear these speeches from Westerners reveling in the death of Catholicism, the death of this old...
Book reviews about Japan
I just finished reading "The Samurai's Mask," an essay by Aude Fieschi (Philippe Picquier Publishers). It's an informative, well-written book that...