The Diocese of Arlington generously provides two priests to serve this region of the Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana. Fr. Chris Murphy has been serving here for the past 3 years. He is pastor of the parish in the neighboring town (Pedro Santana) and also has charge of 20+ outlying missions in the mountainous region along the Haitian border.
This past weekend I joined Fr. Murphy in his regular visit to 5 mountain pueblos - a few photos can be seen below.
Fr. Murphy is a true missionary priest as he travels many kilometers every week through treacherous terrain (on his motorcycle and sometimes on a mule) to reach his parishioners. This weekend I was privileged to see how much he loves his people and how much they love him.
