Living in peace: A documentary on retired priests of Villa Cristo Rey

Abstract

This documentary about retired Society of Divine Word priests shows the present issues and problems confronting the retired and sick priests in Villa Cristo Rey, a retirement and nursing home for SVD bishops, priests, and brothers located inside the Christ the King Mission Seminary, Quezon City (VCR @ 20,7). Contrary to the study conducted by Hoge who explained that the top four problems priests face are too much work\u27, \u27loneliness of priestly life\u27, \u27the way authority is too heavy-handed in the Church\u27, and \u27living a celibate life\u27 (24-25), priests in Villa Cristo Rey see their priestly life and retirement as a positive connotation and preparation for their decline and inevitable, death

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