Taking a chance on God: Profile of Father David Gutierrez, C.M.F.
Growing up in a Claretian parish in Fresno, California, David Gutierrez had been around Claretians since he was in a stroller. But he had no intention of joining their ranks. He entertained dreams ranging from astronaut to president. Young adulthood found him working, playing bass in a Spanish rock band, and studying business. Restless, he “took a chance on God,” attended a vocation retreat, and followed his calling to missionary priesthood in the same community that baptized him and handed him his First Communion.
