David Kruse was a professional musician and entrepreneur before entering the Catholic seminary in 2012. He spent eight years in formation to the Priesthood for the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, in Minnesota in the United States. He completed a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, and a Master of Divinity at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, Michigan before feeling called to serve the Church outside of the Priesthood. He is the owner and CEO of OréMoose Industries LLC, a Catholic art initiative, and is newly married to his wife Emma.