Wilderness Outreach

High Sierra 2007

L to R: James Dodaro, Clayton Frederick, Mike Heskamp, Justin Bennett, Fr Charles Kelly, Nick Weidenbenner, Dominic DeMatte, Tom Gardner, Matt Jones, John Bradford

Gila National Forest 2008

Dan Kolar, Chris Miller, Danny McClure, Andrew Kebe, Fr William Hahn, John Bradford, Justin Bennett, Clayton Frederick, Front and Center with crosscut saws: Brett Yarmesch and Nick Weidenbenner.

High Sierra 2008  

 Kneeling in front:  Andrew Pasternack, Adam Pasternack, Fr Matt Hoover, Mike Mohr and Adam Boyden. Standing: John Bradford, Andrew Jacobs, Matt Morris, Andrew Maynard, Grant the Chef, Ryan Anthony, Paul Baum, Mike Hinterscheid and Joey Fino

Idaho National Panhandle Forest 2008 

Greg Franz, Tom Gardner, Ed Clark, Chris Walsh, Bill Bennison, Fr Jeff Coning, Bob Franz, Jeff McKenna Jeff Simpson and John Bradford

left to right: Nick Weidenbenner, John Bradford, Andrew (K-Bar) Maynard,

Fr Jonathan Wilson,  Fr William Hahn, Jim Hahn and Adam Pasternack

SAN PEDRO WILDERNESS New Mexico 2009

Ryan Anthony, Joel Stroot, Ryan Kiel, Terry Ackerly, Paul Bogan, Fr. Matt Hoover,

John Bradford, James Dunham, Chris Muer

Idaho National Panhandle 2009 

Gary Anthony, Walt Knox, Dean Ashbrook, Fr Livinus Uba, Greg Otterson, Chris Walsh, Andrew Jacobs and John Bradford

While each Wilderness Outreach Retreat is unique in the experiences it provides, general themes have emerged that bind the different experiences into a whole. These common themes are; A BAND OF BROTHERS, BUILDING THE ALTAR OF SACRIFICE, WORK, WORSHIP, PRAYER, THE ROSARY, WITNESSING, COMPETITION, 

MASCULINE CONFRONTATION,

HITTING THE WALL, WORKINGS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, MEMORABLE QUOTES, CIGAR NIGHT, and FAITH TRAILBUILDING AND QUANTUM PHYSICS.

John 4:7

How good and how pleasant it is, when brothers live in unity!

It is like the precious oil upon the head, running down upon the beard, running down upon Aaron's beard, upon the collars of his robes.

It is like the dew of Hermon which falls on the heights of Zion. For there the Lord gives his blessing.