Michael Ezzo is an American Catholic layman who apostatized
in his teen years. He reverted to the Faith after moving
to Japan, where he has lived for the past 25 years and works as an English instructor.
Author: Michael Ezzo
Catholicism in Japan: Reflections of an American Ex-Pat
Image: The famous floating torii gate at the Shinto shrine on Itsukushima Island, Japan. It is Sunday, 6:30 AM, when I board the train to make it in time for the 7 AM Mass at the sole Catholic church in Yokkaichi, …