. >> reporter: soo far, polls suggest that christianity in america are on a decline.e is not quite so dire. >> in late february, more than a hundred young women converge on anne arbor. home to the university of michigan. >> one of the youngest and fastest growing convents in the nation. >> it may seem an unusual choice. but perhaps these young women are driven by other factors. one of them is jane thomas studying evolutionary biology. >> i may be here studying how a monkey got my scrubs. >> do we know why i'm here other than in prayer? so here i am. >> another young woman at the retreat is a senior at the university of notre dame. >> the o rimal plan was to become an engineer. the dominican sisters feel like the perfect fit. when you meet a guy and you like him, you don't think about all the reasons that you like him. you just know that you do. >> i want to be a sister. >> but she's had plenty of time to think about it since. >> how many of you made this retreat before? how many of you are brand new and these retreats really do work. >> sister joseph andrew is one of

. >> reporter: soo far, polls suggest that christianity in america are on a decline. the future is not quite so dire. >> in late february, more than a hundred young women converge on anne arbor. home to the university of michigan. >> one of the youngest and fastest growing convents in the nation. >> it may seem an unusual choice. but perhaps these young women are driven by other factors. one of them is jane thomas studying evolutionary biology. >> i may be here studying how a monkey got my scrubs. >> do we know why i'm here other than in prayer? so here i am. >> another young woman at the retreat is a senior at the university of notre dame. >> the o rimal plan was to become an engineer. the dominican sisters feel like the perfect fit. when you meet a guy and you like him, you don't think about all the reasons that you like him. you just know that you do. >> i want to be a sister. >> but she's had plenty of time to think about it since. >> how many of you made this retreat before? how many of you are brand new and these retreats really do work. >> sister joseph andrew

far more complicated than that. about restoring relationships and reintegrat reintegrating soo it's a healthy society. >> father dane mentioned that before the speech. something that he does. >> that way in which jesus offers out of mercy a call to them. he says do this for me. he said we all need this. we all have our own struggles here he is talking individual toll some of the women prisoners which is a beautiful stress gesture that personal encounter something he's very focused upon. >> when he was arch were ship of buenos aires he came up with this idea right after he was put into that position. >> absolutely. >> would go into the slums, prisons, retirement homes, hospitals, not just in a church, go out in the community and wash people's feet every thursday. not just holy thursday. >> he was -- that was his thing the church needs to be out in the street. out with folks in the mess of life. every day struggles of life. >> by the way he's really way ahead of schedule. >> he is. >> like an hour. so at 9:15 this morning he was supposed to take off, right? >> um-hmm. >> i want to get to the rest of the schedule of t