The seventh Cardinal Conversation event took place at Saint Mary’s Cascade Meadow facility in Rochester last week on Sept. 13. Saint Mary’s faculty members and academic administrators gathered for a presentation by John Vitek, Saint Mary’s Press president and CEO, and Dr. Bob McCarty, national pastoral ministry and mission consultant, called “Going, Going, Gone! The Dynamics of Disaffiliation in Young Catholics.” Created in 2001, Cardinal Conversation provides a space where conversations about the values, meaning, and understanding of our Catholic identity can be nurtured. The conversations are intended for members of the Cardinal community to discuss topics related to our identity as a Catholic university in hopes of strengthening comprehension of who we are.