Though raised Catholic, Fr. Hezekias Carnazzo wasn’t particularly observant, and was poorly catechized in the faith. However, a friendship with a Jehovah’s Witness led him to begin to study his reasons for belief, and a path out of his moral quagmire and toward spiritual growth began. He started teaching CCD classes, then went to Christendom College, all the way feeling a call from God to be involved in adult faith formation. As he followed the path toward being ordained a Greek Melkite priest, he also founded the Institute of Catholic Culture as a dynamic way to help adults discover the truth, beauty and goodness of the faith.
Find the Institute of Catholic Culture at instituteofcatholicculture.org.
And if you enjoyed Father’s episode, check out this roundtable post-show Q&A with Fr. Hezekias about his episode, featuring CHNetwork’s JonMarc Grodi, Jim Anderson and Matt Swaim. It’s a lively discussion!