Discipleship seminarians taste the life of a missionary priest during Advent, caring for 10 mountain villages in the Dominican Republic with our faculty priest, Fr. Dominic Buckley.
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Sunrise mass, first day. The men hiked up to cross that oversees all 9 villages.
At cross on first day, sunrise. Fr. Fred Ruse, Diocese of Orlando priest cared for these 9 villages as a parish priest for 10 years. He came out of retirement to accompany the men all week.
Encounter with the people of La Cueva in their new chapel. Villagers and seminarians all shared their names and their dreams. It was a time of community listening and friendship.