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Father Matthew Keller, rector of Sacred Heart Cathedral in Gallup, N.M., poses with a 1969 Pontiac Firebird Convertible that he refurbished for a raffle in support of vocations for the Diocese of Gallup. (CNS photo/V8 for Vocations)

RADIO INTERVIEW: V8s for Vocations

May 8, 2023
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations

Father Matthew Keller (CNS photo)

What do you get when you combine classic cars with a need to raise funds for vocations in the Diocese of Gallup in New Mexico? You get V8s for Vocations, a program that has been running several years to raise money for seminarian education in one of the poorest dioceses in the country. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Father Matthew Keller, the car buff who founded the program, about the impetus for the program and this year’s raffle prize car, a 1957 Chevy.

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