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In an effort to minister to Olympic athletes, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students has sent four Varsity Catholic missionaries to Paris as a means of spiritual outreach and support for participants of the ongoing games.Fr Joseph Fitzgerald and the Varsity Catholic missionaries are among the 40 Catholic priests, nuns, and laypeople offering spiritual support to the Olympic athletes in Paris.
“The work of Varsity Catholic is that we’re missionaries on college campuses specifically for athletes, and so we walk with the athletes and talk about how their faith and sports go together,” Hartman told CNA. “We discuss how they can continue to grow in their Catholic faith while also being Catholic athletes.”
While the missionaries work close to the Multifaith Center each day, their service has also consisted of going out and encountering athletes all around Olympic Village. “The ultimate race is this relationship that really isn’t a race,” Fitzgerald told Register Radio. “It’s being present and sitting with the Lord, knowing that you are a beloved daughter and son of God whether you win the gold medal or finish in last place.”
These Varsity Catholic missionaries — who were once college athletes themselves— also spoke of understanding the pressures that come with athletics. “In FOCUS, we want to introduce people to Jesus Christ and to live the fullness of the Gospel, which Pope Paul VI said is to also evangelize,” Wurtz told CNA. “To live mission, to truly be missionary disciples and reach every soul on the face of the earth, and that includes transforming cultures. I think that athletics is one of the biggest voices at least in the world in terms of its influence.”
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