Uploaded December 2010 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
When Benjamin Arevalos first came to the United States from Mexico as a young adult he came primarily to earn money. Over a decade later, he follows a much different calling as he enters his final year of seminary study for the Catholic priesthood in the Archdiocese of Chicago. As he prepares to serve a changing, immigrant Church, he encounters obstacles and weighs personal sacrifices.
When Benjamin Arevalos first came to the United States from Mexico as a young adult he came primarily to earn money. Over a decade later, he follows a much different calling as he enters his final year of seminary study for the Catholic priesthood in the Archdiocese of Chicago. As he prepares to serve a changing, immigrant Church, he encounters obstacles and weighs personal sacrifices.










