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. …
Those were holy days for us.
a My Dunrovin Story, by Brother Richard Roller, FSC It was 1983. I had been two years at Windsor Novitiate. We closed for lack of novices. With the …
Yummy Food and Love
a My Dunrovin Story, by Linda Tibbetts Growing up in Marine on St. Croix, I knew of Dunrovin Retreat Center as the place where Brother …
Every Weekend a Family Reunion
a My Dunrovin Story, by Denise Muske I began working in Dunrovin Guest Services as a newly married woman during the fall of 2008; and …
Star of Dunrovin: a Mission Statement
Lo, the Three Wise Men sought after the Star of Dunrovin! Uh, that’s not the way the story goes. Or is it? Beginning in mid-2017, …
The Getaway Journey
At 7:00 p.m. on a Friday night, students make their way from the parking lot to the doors of Dunrovin Retreat Center. They are coming …
Who Knows You Best and Loves You Most
We begin the new school year with a lesson for the inquisitive reader: Define the word “jewel.” Is your first thought one of diamonds, pearls, …
Dawdling Down the River (While Transforming the World)
What do the imminent closing of the Herberger’s stores and the 26th Annual Dunrovin Sunset Benefit Cruise have in common? Maybe not much. Recently a …