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Deacon Timothy ECk II, Seminarian
Samuel Bass, Seminarian

Seminarian for Diocese of Austin, Texas.
Sam, originally from Texas, pursued the Rite of Christian Initiation here at St. Jude Parish and was baptised at the Easter Vigil in 2013. Samuel is now pursuing the priesthood in the Diocese of Austin Texas.
Catholic News Service
- The Witches
  
  NEW YORK (CNS) — Roald Dahl’s eponymous 1983 novel, first brought to the big screen...
- All Souls’ Day: Reflections, traditions and prayers
  
  If you were to walk past my parish on your dark and damp walk on...
- Parents: Baby miraculously cured in utero, now 5, ‘has changed our life’
  
  DICKSON, Tenn. (CNS) — Mikey Schachle, who turned 5 in May, climbs onto a stump...
- Panel: Amid election angst, Christians can vote, log off, and be quiet
  
  WASHINGTON (CNS) — If there’s one thing that Republican and Democrats in the 2020 election...
- Vatican Christmas: Details of stamps, Nativity scene, tree released
  
  VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Although the Vatican knows Christmas may be very different this year...

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National Catholic Register
- Why Is the Seashell the Symbol for St. Augustine?
  
  Alessandro Magnasco, “St. Augustine at the Seashore,” c. 1740 According to legend, God used a small child to teach the great saint a valuable lesson.
- 87-Year-Old Norbertine Priest Recalls Arrests with Operation Rescue
  
  Father Leo Celano “If abortion is indeed murder, then we are compelled, if not impelled from within, to do whatsoever we can to stop this Holocaust.”
- Father Michael McGivney: A Likely Patron for Every Parish Priest
  
  Knights of Columbus Multimedia Archives via CNA Father Michael J. McGivney, shown in a portrait by Chas Fagan, lived his vocation amid ordinary parish life. COMMENTARY: The 38-year-old Knights of...
- Vulnerable Newborn Executive Order Praised by Mothers of Premature Babies That Were Left to Die
  
  Screenshot Amanda Finnefrock posted a video showing her begging for help for her twin sons, who died shortly after birth after not receiving medical assistance at the hospital after their premature...
News from the Vatican
- Pope advances causes of four 20th-century martyrs
  
  Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of five men and four women, including four 20th-century martyrs killed in Brazil, Turkey and Italy.
- Pope to celebrate private Mass for All Souls at Vatican cemetery
  
  Due to restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19, Pope Francis will celebrate the feast of All Souls with a "strictly private" Mass at a Vatican cemetery.
- Catholic, Jewish leaders mark 55th anniversary of ‘Nostra Aetate’
  
  The formal structures that sponsor Catholic-Jewish dialogue are important, but their decades of success have relied on strong personal friendships and mutual respect, both of which must continue to...
- Ask Jesus to pray for you when you can’t, pope suggests
  
  By asking to be baptized with other penitents in the Jordan River, Jesus placed himself among those who recognized themselves as sinners, Pope Francis said.

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Deacon Timothy ECk II, Seminarian

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