Franz Jagerstatter: Episode One
Episode 426 of the The Saints podcast, hosted by The Merry Beggars, titled "Franz Jagerstatter: Episode One" was published on July 28, 2025 and runs 15 minutes.
July 28, 2025 ·15m · The Saints
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πΊοΈ Franz Jagerstatter - Episode One: All Aboard
Austria. 1936. As Nazi soldiers descend on the tiny rural village of Saint Radegund, raising money and signing up recruits, a young, bad-boy farmer returns from years in exile, and gets their attention for all the wrong reasons. Now, can this reformed local troublemaker finally find happiness and stability in his hometown, or will trouble find him all over again? This is the story of Franz Jägerstätter.
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Franz’s story tells the true power of every life to spread God’s love to others. Franz offers his own prison meal to a starving inmate, a grace-filled gesture amid cruelty. Fani’s unwavering faith in her husband, even when the world despises him, radiates hope. Even as two people against their entire world, Franz and Fani remain close to God through each other, giving a true example of sacramental marriage.
This series contains moments of danger and intensity, including raised voices. It includes depictions of beatings, imprisonment, and execution by guillotine. Characters undergo interrogation, moral coercion, and physical abuse. Nazi ideology is discussed and condemned. A priest is arrested during Mass, and several scenes portray emotional distress, especially within a young family facing separation and death.
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