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Deacon Samuel Bass, Seminarian

Seminarian for Diocese of Austin, Texas.
Deacon Samuel, originally from Texas, pursued the Rite of Christian Initiation here at St. Jude Parish, Blairstown, NJ and was baptised at the Easter Vigil in 2013. Samual was ordained a deacon in June of 2021 and is preparing for ordination to the priesthood scheduled for 2022 in the Diocese of Austin Texas.
Catholic News Service
- Sunday Scripture reading, Dec. 26, 2021: A holy family
  
  Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph 1) Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or...
- In Advent, we get ready ‘for whatever God wishes’ for us, says cardinal
  
  WASHINGTON (CNS) — Advent “is about being ready for whatever God wishes to do with...
- Justices seem willing to allow Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban
  
  WASHINGTON (CNS) — In the Supreme Court’s first major abortion case in decades — which...
- UPDATE: Clergy comfort students, community after tragic high school shooting
  
  LAKE ORION, Mich. (CNS) — Many were not Catholic, but they arrived at St. Joseph...
- COMMENTARY: The migrant crisis in Europe
  
  Alexander Lukashenko is one of those bad guys who could audition for the villain in...

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National Catholic Register
- 7-Eleven Takes Big Gulp of Humility After Ham-Handed Hanukkah Message
  
  Peter Parks A sign for a 7-Eleven convenience store is seen at a store in Sydney on Sept. 1, 2015. Oh, thank heaven for 7-Eleven’s reminder that we’re all human, and sometimes we mess up
- 1 Core Issue May Decide the ‘Dobbs’ Abortion Case — Here’s Why
  
  Katie Yoder Students from Liberty University pray in front of the U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments in the 'Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization' abortion case on Dec. 1. ...
- Detroit Archbishop ‘Heartbroken’ Over Michigan School Shooting
  
  Matthew Hatcher Students, parents, teachers and community members gather for a vigil at Lake Point Community Church following a shooting at Oxford High School on Nov. 30 in Oxford, Michigan...
- US Bishops Respond to Supreme Court Arguments in ‘Dobbs v. Jackson’
  
  Peter Zelasko Archbishop William Lori is shown during a Mass celebrated at the Capital One Arena before the 2020 March for Life. Archbishop William Lori, chairman of the USCCB Committee on...
News from the Vatican
- Pope hopes charity match deals a “kick” to exclusion
  
  Pope Francis is hoping that a charity soccer match that includes Swiss Guards, Vatican employees, priests, a player with Down syndrome, migrants and members of the Roma community will deal a...
- Vatican warns of human rights violations against seafarers
  
  World leaders and international organizations must do more to protect thousands of men and women in the fishing industry who suffer continued human rights violations, said Cardinal Peter Turkson
- To fight child labor, eliminate poverty, give adults fair wages, pope says
  
  Extreme poverty, the lack of employment that can support a family and desperation are the major drivers of exploitative child labor, Pope Francis said.
- Dialogue is not ‘synonymous’ with relativism, pope tells Swedish Academy
  
  The world needs a culture of encounter that can open a way for respectful dialogue that doesn't resort to hostility, Pope Francis said.