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Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Saturday, March 13, 2010 10:00 AM
Kudos to Fr. Nels Gjengdahl for creating this amazing video showing a “Day in the Life” of a Catholic priest. Tools like this one, showing a happy man who serves others but also visits with friends, loves hockey, and even plays video games are likely the most effective way to reach out to young men who may be called to future priestly vocations. I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Fr. Nels Gjengdahl personally, but want him to know that I’m praying for him and his brother priests every day, as well as those who might be called to a vocation thanks to his creative outreach efforts. Nice work, and thanks to the CNS blog where I first discovered the video.
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I know Fr. G and this video doesn’t even capture half of how totally awesome, funny, talented, and holy he really his. He is a true blessing to many! St. John Vianney, Pray for us!!
P.S. Here’s his blog…. http://voiceofthevicar.blogspot.com/
Patricia - I actually like that he chose an upbeat song that would appeal to young viewers who might just happen across the video - I don’t know who sings the song, but we’ve got plenty of great Catholic musicians doing lively contemporary stuff - I will reach out to Father and see if I can find out who sings this song and perhaps what motivated him to choose it.
Watching this with my 3 boys, they loved his collection of jerseys (but where’s the Red Wings jersey?), the trip to McD’s and the video game playing at night before bed. Sure makes being a priest look attractive to them and may give them the idea that it’s a good way to serve God! Thanks for sharing this!!!
The hockey jerseys drew my son to the video…and by the end he was saying “This is a priest I could like!” It’s so easy for kids to forget priests are people, too. And we’re guessing he’s from Minnesota, with all the Wild jerseys! But as proud Canadians, glad to see our National team jersey, too, eh?
Thank you all for your comments. It was really a last minute thing that I put together for a youth minister friend of mine who wanted something to show to the students at her youth ministry gathering.
Yes, I’m from Minnesota.
The music was from the David Crowder Band’s album “Church Music.” Patricia, yea, the music is a bit, how shall I put it, up beat. But I figured it would be good for the youth group. I didn’t quite intend this many people to pick up on it, but I’m glad that people are talking about vocations more…and hopefully praying for more holy vocations to the priesthood and for a strengthening of marriage.
Fr, - great video. I guess we really don’t work just one hour a week - as I’ve been told we do! 
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