About me
It is an honour and a privilege to have taught religion and directed retreats in Catholic high schools in the USA and Canada for over thirty years.
Author of: Teaching Teens Religion: how to make it a favourite class
Author of: Catholicity Ain’t What It Used to Be
Co-author of: Cyrille’s Talk: Building a Culture of Compassion in the Catholic High School.
Editor of: I Met God Today
"Love in our hearts is the living reality of God’s love."
My Work
Presentations, Professional Development, Workshops, Staff retreats, Youth Ministry training and more on the subject of:
How to teach teens Religion
How to build a Culture of Compassion in high school
How to coordinate Teen Retreats in high school
After 30+ years teaching and running retreats in high schools, Danny Brock has developed a formula for creating the conditions for emotional and spiritual growth in teens.
Teaching & Education
Saint Patrick’s Elementary School, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
Prince George College (HS), O’Grady Catholic High School, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
Saint Anthony’s Parish, Youth Minister, Casper, Wyoming, USA
Eastside Catholic High School, Washington State, USA
Saint Andrew’s Catholic High School, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Graduate: Good Shepherd Elementary School,
Manhattan, New York City, USA
Graduate: Archbishop Stepinac HS, White Plains, New York, USA
University of Dallas, (Catholic) Irving, BA Philosophy, Texas, USA
Fairfield University, (Jesuit) Fairfield, Pastoral Ministry, Connecticut, USA MA
Endorsements
“As a high school principal over many years, I have witnessed on countless occasions Danny Brock as a master animator, story teller, retreat leader and shepherd of hearts. He has special gifts that gently affirm and authentically unveil to the persons around him their sacred center and belovedness in the Divine. Danny Brock mirrors what it looks like to be a person fully human and fully alive.”
- Glen Palahicky, Principal, Saint Andrew’s Regional Catholic High School - Victoria, BC
“...a rich experience in practical theology, a theology for everyone, because it is a deeply personal reflection on the faith journey, the story of his own soul as a Catholic in the post-Vatican II church and in a very challenging postmodern culture....His unique charism in finding hope in the young persons he serves becomes a great gift of hope for the pilgrim church today.”
- Father James Mulligan, CSC, nationally renowned Catholic educator and author on
Catholicity Ain’t What It Used To Be: Lessons for the New Evangelization from the Life of a High School Religion Teacher
“Do you trust the Holy Spirit’s work in young people, as Pope John Paul II admonished?...Listen to Brock’s story of developing leaders for student-led retreats and learn how to trust, how to accompany...Forming joyful disciples who publicly evangelize their peers – that’s a worthy outcome.”
- Nancy J. Bowman Holt, Associate Director of Pastoral Formation, Mount Angel Seminary on
Cyrille’s Talk: Building A Culture Of Compassion In The Catholic High School...
“Danny was very well received at the Diocesan Family Camp. He is an engaging speaker who shared delightful stories and real life experiences, drawing his audience in, and allowing them to experience moments of transformation of the heart. Danny has an amazing ability to connect with youth and adults alike. He uses humour and real-life stories in his naturally authentic and approachable way."
- Gwen Jahelka, Director of Faith Formation and Evangelization
Diocese of Victoria, BC, Canada
Danny Brock has worked with us to support our vision of establishing a student-talk retreat program here at Immaculata High School. Danny’s coaching, teaching and demonstrating the student-talk retreat process has been invaluable. Empowering senior students to guide younger students in building a gospel culture of compassion has made an observable difference in our school.
- Mike Wilson Religious Coordinator Immaculata High School Kelowna, BC
