The Priestly Vocation

Directed primarily at men who are contemplating a call to the priesthood, this well-produced DVD offers interviews with six priests, both diocesan and religious, who reflect deeply and lovingly on their priestly life. Some are working in parishes, some in education. One is an artist, another is a biblical scholar, yet another is a television personality. All of them come across as very happy in their ministry, and several speak of the special place that hearing confessions plays in their priestly life. They offer insights into how to discern a vocation, usually via their own stories, and what steps to take if "called" to the priesthood. The joy that these men feel and the acknowledgment of the many ways to live out one's priesthood are forcefully conveyed. This DVD provides a nice counterpoint to God or the Girl (LJ 3/1/07), a portrait of four twentysomethings who discern a call to the priesthood.—Augustine J. Curley, Newark Abbey, NJ