Mary Theisen-Lappen could never have planned out her own path to the Summer Olympics in Paris.
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Judo, faith values go together, says judoka priest who oversees Olympic chaplains
The multifaith center that came to life in the Olympic Village along with the July 26 opening of the Olympic Games has a real champion overseeing it.
Father Jason Nioka is a former judoka and is now championing the faith as he oversees a team of 40 Catholic chaplains — priests, religious and laypeople — who take turns welcoming the athletes in Saint-Denis, north of Paris.