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Lead image Scenes of grit, joy and presence capture Deacon Hansen’s path to the priesthood

As a wrestler in high school and college, transitional Deacon Sam Hansen showed his physical and mental toughness repeatedly, but the best example of his grit may have come in a spiritual moment. The challenging and potentially explosive moment unfolded in the summer of 2021 when Deacon Hansen was a seminarian serving at St. Joseph Parish in Shelbyville. It’s a moment that still impresses St. Joseph’s pastor, Father Michael Keucher.
 

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