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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
- Cardinal says he leaves USCCB assembly more hopeful than when it started
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Dennis Sadowski BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said he was leaving the bishops' fall general assembly Nov. 14 more hopeful...
- Update: Bishops vote to let Vatican inquiry proceed without commenting
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Dennis Sadowski BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The U.S. bishops Nov. 14 defeated a resolution to encourage the Vatican to release all documents related to the investigation of...
- Update: Bishops overwhelmingly approve pastoral against racism
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Mark Pattison BALTIMORE (CNS) -- The U.S. bishops overwhelmingly approved a pastoral letter against racism Nov. 14 during their fall general meeting at Baltimore. The...
- Jesuit superior says Father Arrupe's sainthood cause may open in February
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Jesuit Father B. Reynolds By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) -- Plans are underway for a solemn opening in February of the sainthood cause of Father Pedro Arrupe, superior general of the...
- Update: Bishops' abuse response must trump all other issues, advisers say
  
  IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Carol Zimmermann BALTIMORE (CNS) -- A group that has been advising the U.S. bishops for 50 years on multiple issues chose to speak to the bishops in Baltimore Nov. 13...

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National Catholic Register
- This Christmas Season, Let’s Be the Hands and Feet of Jesus
  
  By Abby Johnson | As a parent, sometimes you look at your children and wonder how you got so lucky. They are healthy, not terrible tiny tornadoes most of the time, and surprising, especially in their.
- The Error That “Funerals Are for the Living, Not the Dead”
  
  By John Grondelski | It’s been said that the difference between Protestants and Catholics is that the former tend to be “either/or” (e.g., either “faith” or “good works”), while the latter tend to be...
- Talking to Your Children About Divorce
  
  By Ryan and Mary-Rose Verret | “What’s the D word? The word that means someone’s parents decide they can’t be married anymore and they have to live in different homes?” our daughter asked...
- Reasons for the Sunday Mass Obligation
  
  By Dave Armstrong | It seems to me that most serious Catholics are not going to Mass every Sunday in abject fear of mortal sin or losing their salvation (i.e., as their primary or main reason), but...
News from the Vatican
- Jesuit superior says Father Arrupe’s sainthood cause may open in February
  
  Plans are underway for a solemn opening in February of the sainthood cause of Father Pedro Arrupe, superior general of the Jesuits from 1965 to 1983.
- Pope Francis: A Christian’s life should point to truth
  
  Christians are called not only to refrain from telling falsehoods, but to conduct their entire lives – both words and actions – as a witness to the Truth that is Jesus Christ, Pope Francis said...
- If everything’s a ‘right,’ then nothing is, says Vatican legal czar
  
  Giuseppe Dalla Torre, a prestigious Italian professor and jurist, has said global society, and the west in particular, needs to rethink the concept of fundamental human rights, which he said are...
- Temporary mobile health clinic for the poor opens in St. Peter’s Square
  
  As workers were getting St. Peter’s Square ready for this year’s Nativity scene, nearby a large mobile health care facility was set up and running to serve the city’s homeless and poor.

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