Born in June of 1965, Msgr. Morris has been a priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis since May of 1996.  For two years, he served as the parochial vicar of Saint Gabriel the Archangel Parish in South St. Louis City before moving to St. George Parish and assuming a full-time teaching position at St. Mary’s High School.  In 1999, Msgr. Morris was invited to pursue further studies at the Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm in Rome. He completed a license in sacramental theology in June of 2001 and returned to St. Louis where he began work at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary.  In July of 2005, he was named director of the Office of the Permanent Diaconate and the Vicar for Deacons in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. In June of 2006, under the leadership of then Archbishop Raymond L. Burke (now Cardinal Burke), he established the St. Maximilian Kolbe House of Discernment and served as the director of the house for three years while continuing his other duties. In September of 2008, Monsignor was named a member of the Papal Household. From 2009 through 2010 he was the pastor of St. Mary Magdalen Parish in the Archdiocese of Saint Louis. In the fall of 2010, he began work at the Pontifical College Josephinum as the Director of Sacred Liturgy and Assistant Professor in sacred theology.  During his tenure at the Josephinum, Msgr. Morris assisted with Holy Mass at St. Brendan the Navigator Parish in Hillard, OH and was a contributor on Saint Gabriel Catholic Radio in Columbus, OH. In June of 2018 Msgr. Morris was appointed Rector of the Oratory of Ss. Gregory and Augustine, a pastoral ministry of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis devoted to the celebration of the Holy Mass and the other sacraments according to the ancient rite of the Church.

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Msgr. Morris has served as an assistant professor of Sacramental Theology at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary and the Pontifical College Josephinum, a lecturer for the Paul VI Catechetical Institute and the spiritual advisor to the Marian Catechists in the Archdiocese of St. Louis. He has been a visiting lecturer at the Liturgical Institute at St. Mary of the Lake University, Mundelein Seminary. Msgr. Morris has hosted a weekly radio program on WRYT, Catholic radio in St. Louis and has been a spiritual director for the Inner Life, a program on Relevant Radio. Msgr. Morris also was a weekly commentator on Catholic affairs for the Son Rise Morning Show on Sacred Heart Catholic Radio in Cincinnati. Msgr. Morris had several programs on Saint Gabriel Catholic Radio in Columbus for four years. Msgr. Morris also served as chairman of the Advisory Board for Newman Connection. Monsignor frequently give talks, retreats and days of recollection on various topics related to the Catholic faith throughout the United States.

Jennifer founded Young Catholic Professionals in 2010 after working for Merrill Lynch and FTI Consulting and now serves as YCP’s Executive Director.

Jennifer is the Founder and Executive Director of Young Catholic Professionals (YCP), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with a mission to ‘Work in Witness for Christ’. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Marketing from Trinity University and her MBA from Texas A&M, graduating summa cum laude. Jennifer worked for Merrill Lynch in the Global Wealth Management practice and for FTI Consulting in the Corporate Restructuring practice before starting the YCP ministry in 2010. Jennifer has been interviewed on EWTN's "Life on the Rock", National Catholic Register, Word on Fire and several other international media outlets promoting the YCP apostolate.

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As Chief Operating Officer for Young Catholic Professionals, Peter manages national and chapter operations, expansion efforts, brand and marketing efforts, and volunteer support. He received his Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Dallas and then spent two years working in Rome, Italy and traveling across Europe as a staff member on UD’s study-abroad campus. After returning to Dallas he worked for OnTarget Partners growing their marketing and sales efforts prior to joining the YCP apostolate in 2014 as the non-profit’s second full-time employee.

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Harrison Butker is the Co-founder, President & COO of MDKeller, a multi-faceted holding company that partners with values-aligned companies. Most recently, MDKeller started Shepherd’s Mens Clothing Company.

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Aside from his entrepreneurial work, Mr. Butker is also the two-time Super Bowl Champion placekicker for the Kansas City Chiefs and is one of the top kickers in the National Football League. A devout Catholic, he is married to his high school sweetheart and together they have three children.

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He and his family founded the Butker Family Foundation to support causes important to them. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Regina Caeli Academy, an accredited PK-12 Classical homeschool hybrid academy, located in cities across the United States and the United Kingdom. Butker is also the Honorary Chairman for the Dream Factory of Greater Kansas City, an organization dedicated to helping make dreams come true for critically or chronically ill children.

Nationally ranked, All-Ivy League Wrestler at the University of Pennsylvania. Founder of Wrestling Mindset which has worked with the Olympic Teams and professional athletes across the world. 2 Master’s Degrees in Exercise Science and Sport Psychology. School Psychologist; Certified Sports Nutritionist. Author of best selling book Predator Mindset: Succeed in Wrestling and Life.

Chinwe Esimai is a multiple award-winning lawyer, trailblazing corporate executive, author, and speaker who helps women leaders discover and embrace their genius and live lives of impact and fulfillment. She is the author of Brilliance Beyond Borders: Remarkable Women Leaders Share the Power of Immigrace (Harper Horizon) and host of the Brilliance Beyond Borders podcast.

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​She is managing director and Chief Compliance Officer for Legacy Franchises at Citigroup, Inc. Prior to that, she was Chief Anti-Bribery Officer at Citigroup. She’s the first person to hold these titles in the bank’s history. She is also an executive council member of the Ellevate Network and is a member of Apollo Theater’s EmpowHer, a group of dynamic women supporting teens through a variety of initiatives. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts in political science, summa cum laude, from The City College of New York and a juris doctor from Harvard Law School. She lives in Sparta, New Jersey, with her husband and three children.

Rob Hays is the President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors of Ashford Hospitality Trust, a publicly-traded hotel ownership company with more than 80 hotels across the United States. Mr. Hays speaks frequently at industry and Wall Street investor conferences and appears often in both print and television media.  

Mr. Hays is involved in several charitable, formative and faith organizations. He is the Chairman of the Board of the Aquinas Institute for Catholic Life at Princeton University, the Chairman of the Board of the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) in Washington DC, a member of the Synod Preparatory Commission for the Diocese of Dallas, and a commissioner on the Dallas Area Partnership to End and Prevent Homelessness. He co-founded the Business Ethics Forum, which meets quarterly to provide business leaders regular formation in ethics, philosophy, natural law, and Catholic Social Doctrine. He is the lead organizer for the annual Dallas Successful Fathers Conference, now going into its 25th year. He and his wife Alicia have hosted nearly 40 lectures in their home, called the Cottonwood Lectures, on topics of faith, family, and culture, now going into its ninth year. He and his wife also work with the University of Dallas to host the Adoro Te Lecture Series to support the National Eucharistic Revival.  

Mr. Hays earned his A.B. in Politics with a certificate in Political Economy from Princeton University and later studied philosophy at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, Italy. He and his wife have been married for 19 years and have 7 children.