Grant Gerlach
Home Parish: Cathedral OLPH
What is your favorite book? -NO FAVORITE-
What is your favorite movie? FORREST GUMP
What is your favorite band? DMB (DAVE MATTHEWS BAND)
What do you do for fun? PLAY RACQUETBALL; WATCH BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, AND MOVIES
Who is your favorite Saint? PATRICK
What high school did you attend? RC CENTRAL
What year did you enter the seminary? 2008
What did you do prior to seminary entrance? EMPLOYED BY SDLN IN SPEARFISH
What influenced your decision to enter the seminary?
FR. TIM HOAG PLAYED A HUGE ROLE; EVENTUAL CALM AND PEACE WHEN DISCERNING ENTRANCE
Who did you talk to about your calling?
FR. HOAG, MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS
Why are you pursuing the possibility of a vocation to the priesthood?
THE CHURCH SEES THINGS IN ME THAT LEAD ME TO BELIEVE IN PURSUING THE PRIESTHOOD
What did your family and friends think about your decision to enter the seminary?
PARENTS, SIBLINGS, FRIENDS ALL SUPPORTIVE; SURPRISED BY THE SUPPORT FROM ALL
How familiar were you with seminary before applying?
I WAS NOT VERY FAMILIAR; I WASN'T SURE WHAT THE WORD MEANT NOR HAD I HEARD IT USED OFTEN
What do you like about the seminary the most?
I LIKE THE FORMATION THAT IS OFFERED WHICH ENLIGHTENS AND ALLOWS FOR GROWTH IN THE SPIRITUAL LIFE
What advice would you give to a young man thinking about the seminary?
I WOULD ADVISE SPEAKING TO SPIRITUALLY MATURE PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY YOUR PASTOR AT YOUR PARISH
