Homily on the beatification of Franz Jägerstätter
by Bishop Gumbleton
Surely in the life of Franz Jägerstätter, we find someone who was determined to live within the realm of God, the realm of Jesus. Franz Jägerstätter would have nothing to do with the realm of the world in which he lived; where barbarism of the inhuman and Godless system of Nazism prevailed…Franz Jägerstätter teaches us the way of Jesus. Give your life for others, even for your enemies. Surely this is a powerful witness, and one that challenges every one of us to give up war, to give up hatred, to give up killing, to follow the way of Jesus…