Dom was born in Trevorton PA in 1914. He was ordained in 1944. In his early years as an ordained Augustinian, Fr Berra ministered in Cuba teaching at the Universidad Católica de Santo Tomás de Villanueva, where he earned a PhD in theology in 1948. The title of his thesis was "Tesis de Grado."
He, along with all Augustinians, was forced out of Cuba under the repression of Fidel Castro. Fr Berra taught Spanish at Villanova Preparatory School in Ojai, CA from 1959-1960. From there he was transferred to St Augustine High School in San Diego where he taught from 1960-1963. He returned to live at Saints in 1972 being very involved with the Knights of Columbus.
During the years he lived at Saints, Fr Berra was a cruise ship chaplain. It was in that role that he died aboard a ship in 1994.
He, along with all Augustinians, was forced out of Cuba under the repression of Fidel Castro. Fr Berra taught Spanish at Villanova Preparatory School in Ojai, CA from 1959-1960. From there he was transferred to St Augustine High School in San Diego where he taught from 1960-1963. He returned to live at Saints in 1972 being very involved with the Knights of Columbus.
During the years he lived at Saints, Fr Berra was a cruise ship chaplain. It was in that role that he died aboard a ship in 1994.
Dom was born in Trevorton PA in 1914. He was ordained in 1944. In his early years as an ordained Augustinian, Fr Berra ministered in Cuba teaching at the Universidad Católica de Santo Tomás de Villanueva, where he earned a PhD in theology in 1948. The title of his thesis was "Tesis de Grado."
He, along with all Augustinians, was forced out of Cuba under the repression of Fidel Castro. Fr Berra taught Spanish at Villanova Preparatory School in Ojai, CA from 1959-1960. From there he was transferred to St Augustine High School in San Diego where he taught from 1960-1963. He returned to live at Saints in 1972 being very involved with the Knights of Columbus.
During the years he lived at Saints, Fr Berra was a cruise ship chaplain. It was in that role that he died aboard a ship in 1994.
He, along with all Augustinians, was forced out of Cuba under the repression of Fidel Castro. Fr Berra taught Spanish at Villanova Preparatory School in Ojai, CA from 1959-1960. From there he was transferred to St Augustine High School in San Diego where he taught from 1960-1963. He returned to live at Saints in 1972 being very involved with the Knights of Columbus.
During the years he lived at Saints, Fr Berra was a cruise ship chaplain. It was in that role that he died aboard a ship in 1994.
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