Washington Nationals starting pitcher Trevor Williams delivers against the Chicago Cubs at Nationals Park on May 2, 2023. | Credit: Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images.
Jan 4, 2026 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
CatholiccollegeathletesattendingtheSEEK2026conferenceinColumbus,Ohio,consideredhowholinessisbuilt:Notthroughspotlightmoments,butthroughquietsacrifice,dailyfidelity,andofferingwhatlittletheyhavetoGod.
Some26,000attendeeshavegatheredthroughJan.5inColumbus,Denver,andFortWorth,Texasfortheconferenceorganizedby FOCUS,aCatholicgroupthatsendsmissionariestocollegecampusesandparishestoinvitestudentsandyoungadultstoarelationshipwithJesusChrist.
ThemessageaboutholinessanchoredaVarsityCatholicevent,abranchofFOCUSministryforcollegeathletes.ThesessionfeaturedWashingtonNationalspitcherTrevorWilliamsandrecentlyretiredAtlantaBravespitcherJ.J.Niekro,whosharedpersonalstoriesoffaith,perseverance,andthewayssmallsacrificesshapebothathleticsandspirituallife.
TheeventwassponsoredbyNOVUS,aCatholicathleticbrandfoundedbybrothersGarre
