Rev. James D. Conley, D.D., S.T.L. | Diocese of Lincoln website

Next year's SEEK Conference will take place in Denver, Columbus, Ohio, and Fort Worth, Texas. The Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), which organizes the event annually, announced the locations this week. Denver is FOCUS's headquarters, while Fort Worth is expected to attract students from Texas A&M and the University of Dallas. Columbus is near Franciscan University of Steubenville.

Columbus Bishop Earl Fernandes expressed his enthusiasm for hosting SEEK26. “We are pleased and excited to be able to host SEEK26! It will be a boost for our diocese and our city,” he said. He emphasized that it would be an opportunity for young people to encounter Christ and others from across the country.

SEEK25 set records with 21,115 attendees from the United States and Canada at events in Salt Lake City and Washington, D.C. This included 617 priests attending both locations. A "holy competition" between Texas A&M and the University of Nebraska saw Nebraska winning with about 390 attendees.

Father Mike Schmitz delivered a keynote address on topics such as original sin and God's love. “Every sin is an attempt to be happy apart from God,” he said. He also discussed virtue and vice, stating that “we get what we’ve chosen” and that “everything you do matters” to God.

The conference featured Masses held in a reverent atmosphere at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. Bishop James Conley noted the beauty of these celebrations: “It seems that every year, the celebration of the liturgy becomes more beautiful.”

Curtis Martin, founder of FOCUS, highlighted Eucharistic adoration as a significant part of SEEK25. “Our Lord is ever-present at SEEK this year,” he stated.

The event offered breakout sessions with speakers like Bishop Andrew Cozzens discussing discipleship and Noelle Mering addressing "woke" ideology. Attendees could visit booths representing Catholic apostolates and colleges in Mission Way.

A new film about St. Maximilian Kolbe was promoted through a planking competition called the "Kolbe Challenge." The Fraternity Poor of Jesus Christ displayed handmade dolls dressed in religious habits.

Monsignor James Shea and Sister Miriam James Heidland were scheduled for a keynote session livestreamed by EWTN.