So we're here with the Call to Chivarique summer camp, campaigning against abortion.
We have 35 summer camp participants, 9 dads, and 15 members.
This is going to be a good campaign.
I'm Josh. I'm from Illinois, Northern Illinois.
I'm Jeremy Sligley from the Dayton, Ohio area.
I have a 14-year-old Dominic and then a 12-year-old Benedict.
I'm Peter Dowd from Colorado, but live in Virginia.
Michelangelo Centelli.
I was born in New York, but now I live in Ohio.
And I came to this camp because I wanted to be around a lot of guys.
Because I go to a boy and girl school,
I figured that it would be a good chance for me to get out and hang around with men.
What did you think of the campaign yesterday?
Oh, it was really cool. There was a lot of supporters, a lot of supporters going down the road.
We got a few semi semi truck honks. It was great.
Did you get a lot of honks?
Yeah, I got it.
Oh yeah.
I love honks.
Honks.
The best time was probably somebody was just hanging on the horn and I love
Yeah, that was awesome!
That person really appreciated it.
Somebody may have said something to me.
It wasn't literally to me, it was more plural.
You have no right! He said that.
I'm thinking, well, what right did we not have?
Today we're going to do a hike in Grand Canyon, PA, and last night we slept in
these tents that the dads very kindly set up for us here.
Asking for ladies protection throughout the day.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now that we are all part of the Amen.
Think you can make ten miles ten mile hike. What do you think?
You're not sure? Ten mile hike. How many miles was it? It was three miles there and
then three miles back so six miles in total. It was really beautiful there.
There's like three places where you could see the mountains. You're like a
hundred or fifteen hundred feet above sea level or something and the mountains
are just beautiful. It was it was hard but
It was fun. It was really fun.
Back
Are you here?
All right, you ready for inspection?
Is this your room?
No.
Can you show me your room?
Are y'all ready for inspection?
Yes, sir!
you know we've got to thank our donors because this is all new we put this in
last summer all the rooms are entirely updated so you got all these drawers
here it's really nice
What do you think of the inspection every morning?
Did you pass?
yeah i passed basically all of them i got a few push-ups here and there but i like the inspection
because it makes you make your bed comb your hair get everything in order in your room and then you
start over every day it's not like you're in a messy room that you can't even walk in
Look at that, do you see this?
Yeah, I passed but I did also fail I also failed
Left side
you see this over here I forgot to do that go ahead and tuck it in
Let's do six.
How many do I get?
Say it.
One, two...
How was the treasure hunt? What team were you on?
I was on St. John Bosco, so we didn't get the treasure, but we had to carry a 180 pound guy.
Probably about a mile up and down hills on a stretcher so far, guys, and we couldn't put him down.
I told him it was a handicap, they cannot put the stretcher on the ground, so what did they do?
They took a shoe off each and put it underneath, so he's technically not touching the ground.
Enjoy the treasure hunt
I learned it was super cool. It turns out the treasure chest was right underneath the fireplace
That's where the treasure is?
Mm-hmm, yep.
Under there?
Under that.
So is that the real clue on that arrow?
Your clue is on the bow that launched me.
Ready?
Yes, sir.
Say a prayer.
I'm going to camp this thing.
Ready?
Appreciate it.
Ready, pros!
St Sebastian!
Red Cross!
Whoa!
Red Cross!
Aaaah!
We got a gun!
Let me read your clue is on the bow that launched me
Is it on the bow?
Yeah, I found it.
Just as Caesar.
I have to match up.
What is Stella Mars?
So there's our lady next to the water.
They're looking all around her for the clue.
Hey, look at that orange rocket.
Oh, yeah, there it is
I decided to start digging with my foot in the fire pit and then I just found a trash bag.
I got a Jolly Ranchers, a lollypops, a stash to go, Snickers, Hershey, Kidney's in for you.
So you like these?
Oh, that's not bad.
See, it's not all and all.
Yeah, it's not all.
What was your hour for the all-night vigil in front of the relic of the True Cross?
I was 4am.
12 to 1.
One to two.
Oh wow.
The axe is on the altar.
That was cool.
The helmets.
What did you do during the vigil?
I prayed a rosary, a whole rosary.
So the three, five decade rosaries,
the joyful, sorrowful, and glorious mysteries.
So it's beautiful in that you have this silence,
profound silence during the grand silence
and then along the night, and you're with your son there.
And then, you know, just a day out of the background,
instead of the one that's maybe leading the rosary,
leading the prayers, whatever, just, I'm back, I'm praying.
And I get to observe my sons who are there, you know, praying and devoted and meditating
on the truths of the faith, the peace of the true cross that is there in our presence.
And as Mr. Thomas Schneider mentioned, you know, this peace of the true cross
may have the very blood of our Lord soaked into it.
So that was very, very moving.
And it's also a challenge, right, to get up when you're not ready to get up.
Other than prison break?
Shield ball.
Either shield ball or french football.
Arkin.
There you go.
It's always pretty fun here, tackling people, and getting thrown because I like it a little too early.
Yeah.
So what was the best meeting, do you think?
Uh, I like the Swiss Guard meeting. That was really cool.
What was y'all's favorite meeting?
I don't know, I think it's
of Malta and.
I think it's the Battle of the Ponto and the Battle of the Ponto.
The Battle of the Ponto clearly stands out.
over the others. I say Battle of the Ponto. Siege of Malta. Siege of Malta.
They're both amazing. Those are the two best.
All the talks were fabulous. The way that Mr. Mitzel brings it all to the faith
and demonstrates all this, it's not just this brutality, you know, better ways to
hack your opponent to death, but it really is all about this chivalrous
Catholic man and how you go out to defend the weak and defend the church.
I think a real highlight for the boys, some of the other talks, even when they're
conditioning, they may have been a little bit distracted, but when the swords came
out,
Oh, the hands went up.
They were all excited.
He could hardly get through his talk
for all the questions and comments
and everyone was excited to see all the stuff.
The highlight of the camp for me was seeing a combination of the discipline and the faith.
Daily Rosary is a must for any Catholic family, but then to see all the boys together praying
every prayer together, you know, devoted to Our Lady, all the dads are lined up, the members
are there.
And that happens a couple of times a day.
We've really brought in this discipline, and that is where the war is for souls right there.
You're going to be around a lot of good guys, and they're really fun to talk with.
They try their hardest in everything, and they're really good role models for you.
And one thing I really like about the call to chivalry is it takes the faith into everything.
And it's not just a theme like, we're going to study trees.
It's a theme of all of you young men are called to defend the church, called to be true Catholic
men and giving them a guide on what that means and how they need to progress and grow and
move towards that.