Student Retreat Experience

“I think when we look at the next generation, we need to think differently. We’re used to thinking that people will come to us, but we’re going to have to go to them.” -Br. Parker Jordan, BH

“They feel dislocated from a story. ‘Where am I? Who am I? Where am I going?'” -Br. Brennan Robinson, BH

“I think a lot of them are so used to just being oversold and under-delivered because I think young people are looking for something authentic that they can push into and find that it’s real. And what we try to do is build relationships with people where we actually become a bridge for them. Through the relationship they come to trust us and through that trust, develop a trust towards Christ and his Church.” -Br. Parker Jordan, BH

“They have a special charism for college students. There’s just something so indescribable about them.” -Student

“Work’s a lot. School’s a lot. College demands a lot of my time so to be able to just leave that away and just get to spend time and focus on my relationship with God has been everything I needed.” -Student

“It was something that I really needed, it was like a disconnect from life like a reconnection with God.” -Student

“Especially at college, the devil tries to reel you into different things, so it’s so nice to be around men that are also faith-based.” -Student

“As a young adult you want someone who’s a little bit older, that you can lean on. You can basically talk to them about anything that’s on your mind.” -Student

“I definitely got a lot of spiritual healing that I didn’t realize that I actually needed.” -Student

It’s a retreat that I’ve really needed to go to for a really long time, especially being super distant from the faith and just having a really distant relationship with God…it’s almost like I came home when I came to this retreat.” -Student

“Our model of evangelization is ultimately relational, so we try to build that bridge, that relationship, that leads them towards Christ and his church, and there’s a hunger there that you’re just tapping into, it’s already there. You don’t have to make them hungry.” -Br. Parker Jordan, BH

“We play basketball and dance and have fun, but they also just make me feel like I have infinite potential in my faith.” -Student

“By the nature of their vocation they show us what Christianity can be like when you just lay everything out on the line.” -Student

“If I had a choice how to live my life it would be like a brother. The absence of fear in almost anything they do is really inspiring.” -Student

“Words just can’t really describe how impactful this experience has been for me and my peers.” -Student

"We're always one generation away from extinction. Are we ready to try new ways of reaching young people with the gospel? It's going to require more resources. It's going to require more investment of our time, but who will go? If we don't give that to them, who will?" -Br. Parker Jordan, BH