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“We do not stop being missionaries of Christ when we go to the stadium or when we passionately follow the national team in front of any technological device. With all the joy and hope that emerge from our faith, we would like to accompany the faithful soccer fans with prayers, reflections and comments.”
| Jaime Coiro, spokesman for the Chilean bishops’ conference, on the bishops’ new World Cup webpage. The site includes stories, a prayer for fans and recollections from a cardinal who once was an amateur football referee. (Catholic News Service)
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Ryan Agcaoili
Youth and young adult minister, St. Anthony Parish, Kalihi
- Favorite Scripture quote: Jeremiah 29:11
- Movie: “Top Gun”
- Parable: The Prodigal Son
- Plate lunch: Beef stew loco moco from Meg’s Drive in
- Book: S.E. Hinton’s “The Outsiders”
- Latest iPod download: Haven’t downloaded anything from the iTunes store since I got Pandora and my Galaxy Note 3.
- Five fantasy dinner guests: Megan Fox, Kelly Hu, Stephanie Lum, Will Ferrell and Barney Stinson
- Gave up for Lent: Never. I never give up. Especially during the Lenten season. I always trust in the Lord.
Saints under 40
Answering God’s call
Blessed Franz Jägerstätter led a perfectly ordinary, faith-filled adult life — only he was convinced that war was a sin, a mindset not readily accepted in 1930s and ’40s Austria. His steadfast refusal 
to fight in World War II resulted in his execution at age 36.
Jägerstätter’s life had a somewhat unconventional start. Born in 1907 after his father was killed during World War I, he was adopted by his mother’s new husband 10 years later. Jägerstätter grew up with a wild streak that gradually faded, and by the time he was first called to military service in 1940 he was married and a father.
Jägerstätter was intermittently on active duty in 1940 and 1941, but the farmer was firm in his belief that fighting was wrong. Upon returning home in 1941, he vowed to refuse any further calls to go to war. When such an order did come in 1943, he announced he would not comply and shortly thereafter was sentenced to death. Writing before his beheading, Jägerstätter affirmed his devotion to God and free will.
