Formation Stage: Discipleship
Class: Discipleship IV
Diocese: Austin
Hometown: Austin, TX
Home Parish: St. Mary Cathedral, Austin
JACK RYAN GRAVES
In college, my friend group decided to start a Bible study to find truth and fight sin. Eventually we decided to try to disprove Catholicism. All four of us converted to the Catholic faith eight months later, in February 2020, and were received into the Church that following May. The following September I began discerning the priesthood after meditating on the crucifixion, specifically the nails, and experiencing conviction over never truly discerning. Three months later I applied to seminary.
Favorite Quote or Bible Verse
“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” ― Shakespeare, Hamlet
Fun Fact
I am related to Johnny Appleseed.