‘We are the now’ — Missouri college students organize statewide Catholic summit
"There was a real community aspect to this."
A few years ago, Archbishop Shawn McKnight floated an idea in his previous diocese, the Diocese of Jefferson City, Missouri.
He wanted to host a Catholic local conference for the state’s college students. But limited resources, an episcopal move, and the chaos of daily diocesan life placed the idea on a chancery back-burner, left simmering but untouched.
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