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Timothy ECk II, Seminarian
- Seminarian from St. Jude Parish for the Diocese of Metuchen
- VERBUM CARO FACTUM EST And the Word was made flesh – John 1:14
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
- Catechist has special message for children waiting for first Communion
  
  IMAGE: CNS composite; photo courtesy the Canavan and Murawski families via The Catholic Spirit By Joanne Ward METUCHEN, N.J. (CNS) -- May is the month many eagerly await because it is the time many...
- American Indian communities feel COVID's wrath
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/David Wallace, The Republic, USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters By Rhina Guidos WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Few places in the U.S. have been more vulnerable to the wrath of the coronavirus than...
- Pandemic has changed parish outreach methods 'forever,' says evangelist
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Deacon Skip Olson, courtesy Diocese of Lexington By Peter Finney Jr. NEW ORLEANS (CNS) -- During two months of social isolation, the work of American business has migrated, ready or...
- Homeland Security decision doesn't surprise Catholics working at border
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Mike Blake, Reuters By David Agren MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- The recent decision by the Department of Homeland Security to extend restrictions on nonessential crossings of the southern...
- Pope: Church's preferential option for the poor is nonnegotiable
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Jeffrey By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A missionary or church reality that is truly inspired by the Holy Spirit "manifests predilection for the poor and...

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National Catholic Register
- Let’s Bring Back Proper Christian Names, Let Us Raise The Standards, Hope to Die, And More!
  
  By Tito Edwards | Let’s Bring Back Proper Christian Names – Melanie McDonagh at Catholic Herald +1 Let’s Raise The Standards – Fr. Z’s Blog +1 Hope to Die: Off the Shelf with Dr. Scott Hahn – Pete...
- Bishop’s Memorial Day Message: Sacrifice Is at the Heart of Our Faith
  
  By CNA Staff | As Catholics celebrate Memorial Day this year, they should keep in mind not only the sacrifice of the men and women who gave their lives in service to the country, but also Christ’s...
- Remembering the First and Last American Officers to Die in WWI
  
  By Joseph Pronechen | Memorial Day remember so many killed in the nation’s wars. On this 100th anniversary of the entry of the United States into World War I on April 6, 1917, we can remember...
- Remember This Heroic Priest on Memorial Day
  
  By Matthew Archbold | On June 20, 2009, Lt. Col. Father Timothy Vakoc passed away. Five years before on Mary 29, 2004, Father Vakoc was terribly injured when he was ordered to return to Mosul as some...
News from the Vatican
- Apart but together: Church shows creativity ministering during pandemics
  
  The church has had centuries of experience with the do's and don'ts during a pandemic -- and far from being antagonistic, it has often been at the forefront of endorsing public health measures...
- Faithful return to St. Peter’s Square
  
  Well-spaced faithful have gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the first time in months for the traditional Sunday papal blessing.
- ‘Ut Unum Sint’ at 25: Learning to recognize, welcome others’ gifts
  
  Twenty-five years ago, St. John Paul II's encyclical on ecumenism, "Ut Unum Sint," put the papal seal of approval on a shift in the Catholic Church's approach to the search for Christian...
- Vatican Museums to reopen June 1 with safety measures
  
  After nearly three months of closure due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the Vatican Museums and the Pontifical Villa of Castel Gandolfo, the longtime papal summer residence, will reopen to the...

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