Fransiskus: Raja Mulau

(at the summit of the 2nd highest mountain of the contiguous US...one heck of a climb!)




1. Your name, year, school, and major

Hey y'all! My name is Frank Magnetico and I'm a 6th year missionary currently in the Missions Dept. (doing what we're fixin' to go and do is my full-time job. Rad huh?) Previously I served on campus at Vanderbilt University. I attended Adams State University and Texas Tech University (Wreck'em!). Majored in Cellular & Molecular Biology and Chemistry.


2. If you could spend one day doing anything, what would it be?

What to do, what to do... Super early morning fishing off the coast followed by some surfing. Then rock climbing on the cliffs over the water and watching the sunset from up top, then a Rosary walk in the tide under the stars, and finally good conversation and laughs around a bonfire with people I love...otherwise I'd have to say: same people, but at a good ol' Texas-style gathering with good times, music, two-steppin', BBQ and all the usual suspects to go with it...simply known as a "throwdown". Mass is a given in both!


3. What kind of music do you listen to?

Rock, Texas country, salsa/merengue/bachata/all manner of ethnic types, classical, chant and so on...you name it, I probably dig some of it. Seriously.


4. What inspires you?

Talented and passionate people striving to live out holiness, someone fully living their vocation/Vocation, people who haven't lost their child-like sense of awe and wonder, Saints, and beauty manifested in God's creation; animate or otherwise.


5. What countries have you traveled to/lived in?

Traveled to: Japan, Korea, Guam, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Ecuador, Peru, El Salvador, Mexico. (blessed to have been all these places several times each!)
Lived in: Panama, Philippines and all over the U.S...Oh, and the Republic of Texas of course ;)


6. Do you prefer sunrise or sunset and why?

If I had to pick, I'd say sunrise. I love the early morning and watching the sun set the sky ablaze with color and light. To me, it's reminder from God for us to "begin again."


7. What is your favorite passage in Scripture?

I'm terrible with "favorites", so here are four of them:

Psalm 144:1 - "Blessed be the LORD, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle..."
Luke 9:62 - "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God."
Sirach 2:1-11 - Read it. It's good.
John 15 (especially verse 5) - Read this too.


8. What are you most excited about with this mission trip?

Everything! There's gonna be some serious Holy Spirit hot fiya on this trip! Meeting all y'all and getting to know each of you more. Being fully present in the mission. Witnessing and experiencing what happens when you leave familiarity and comfort behind and come face-to-face with Jesus Christ, who you are, and who you're meant to be. I'm excited for the unknown results of those encounters in Southeast Asia.