Learning a New Language
A Christmas Mini-Retreat by Mary Meeds If you read CNN’s 20 things to look forward to in 2020, published on January 2, 2020, you may …
The Value of an Acorn
Explaining LEAD #4 with Jerome Meeds Late on a Saturday afternoon, ten high school students (most are strangers to each other) sit in a circle. …
Consider the birds of the air
by Jerome Meeds “Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds …
Autumn Reflection
by Mary Meeds Inside and outside, we’ve been working to make little changes that add up to big impact at Dunrovin. Like the way each …
A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words
A Baker’s Dozen Plus One Meet Scotty: a Win-Win Scotty Moyer plays hockey. It’s what he does. During the MN Stay At Home order, Scotty …
To Cruise or Not To Cruise
Feel fresh river breeze Listen to friendly laughter Breathe in beauty Visit with Brothers and others Summer memories The Dunrovin staff and Board of Directors …
Meet the Seminarians
a My Dunrovin Story by Mary Meeds We felt doomed. Bridget fielded one phone call after another in March 2020, canceling all groups at Dunrovin …
Introducing…drumroll, please…
The Opportunity Time! Campaign Our kids can’t come and our guest groups cancelled. Introducing…..drumroll, please….Opportunity Time! Amidst fear and uncertainty during the current COVID-19 pandemic, …
Service: The Challenge to Get Outside of Self
Explaining LEAD #3 with Jerome Meeds ‘Preach the Gospel always, and if necessary, use words.’ These words attributed to St. Francis of Assisi describe Dunrovin’s …
Youth Leadership: Why?
Explaining LEAD #2 with Jerome Meeds Many, many times I have led a DLITE team and thought that if other people witness what I see, …
Out of wrestling came a new recipe for ministry with at-risk youth
Explaining LEAD #1 with Jerome Meeds His life completely changed in 2003, when Jerome Meeds, Executive Director of Dunrovin Christian Brothers Retreat Center, attended certified …
Jesus with Skin On
a My Dunrovin Story by Ann Sullivan Nelson During the 1980s, I began coming to Dunrovin when Jim Franzen [founder of Getaway Youth Retreats] brought …
It only takes a spark
a My Dunrovin Story by Joaquin Martinez I have three stories to tell. Mine. My sister’s. My daughter’s. These two girls changed the course of …
The Mystery of Dunrovin
a My Dunrovin Story by Arlette Egan After being asked to serve on the Dunrovin Board of Directors by Bob Gaffney in 2011, I was …
Something more tangible than words
a My Dunrovin Story by Clare Howard In 2011, the winter of 5th grade, I began coming on Getaway Youth Retreats. I had been waiting …
The Wedding Dress
a My Dunrovin Story by Jan Byer I remember a day spent with Mom back in May of 1991. We were strolling down the sidewalk …
The Genuine Big-hearted Irish Priest
a My Dunrovin Story about Fr. Jack Donahue A couple years prior to the beginning of the Catholic Church’s Second Vatican Council in 1962, a …
Play Hard, Have Fun, Trust and Focus!
a My Dunrovin Story, by Dulce Morales Over the years, Dunrovin has been the backbone of my growth as a person. I have always struggled …
I Heard…
a My Dunrovin Story, by Bridget Sorteberg I don’t know where exactly my Dunrovin story starts, but I have been coming here for years. And …
Happiest In a Tree
a My Dunrovin Story, by Anna Rose Meeds Some of my first memories contain trees. I have been climbing them since I was under five. …