A Working Endowment
Did you know that when guests book an overnight retreat or daytime meeting at Dunrovin, they support our mission to provide retreat experiences for underserved …
Teens needs each other
Explaining LEAD #5 with Jerome Meeds It is no secret. Our teens are lonely. A media-saturated society facilitates isolation, and the Covid-19 pandemic accentuates and …
Legacy of the De La Salle Christian Brothers
Sunday, August 15, 2021, dawned bright, clear, and the perfect-amount-of-warm for a late summer event, an Evening of Gratitude. We felt honored by the presence …
Fam Jam Saturday kicks off!
Dunrovin’s first Fam Jam Saturday took place on July 10, 2021. Driving around in a van, Jill – simply an amazing mom in the city …
Dancing in the Water
a Sacred Heart mini-retreat with Mary We take it for granted. We don’t believe it. We argue against it. Yet, we cannot escape it. God’s …
Your annoying mother
Let’s get real. What is the most annoying thing about your mother? Flaws. We mothers all have them. I sure do. The sacrament of confession …
Confusion or Clarity?
An Easter Mini-Retreat with Mary If I set an Easter lily or purple hyacinth next to my bed, I sleep better. The fragrance calms my …
The Maple Syrup Lesson (Or, I want patience. NOW!)
A Lenten Mini-Retreat with Mary Maybe I could stay under the covers a few more weeks…I woke up on February 14th to an outside temperature …
A Love Letter
a Valentine Mini-Retreat with Mary Friends unfriending each other. Judgment because one person wears a mask and judgment because another doesn’t. A fraction in every …
Not a God of chaos
His mercies are new every morning. A new year, a new beginning, every day a new promise of God’s faithfulness. Winter days suggest restful times …
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, …