Before He Challenged Frank Turek: The Story of Chase Carroll's Reversion to Catholic Faith

Many people know Chase Carroll as the University of North Florida student whose question sparked one of the most talked-about exchanges with Christian apologist Frank Turek. During a live "Change My Mind" event at UNF, Chase stepped to the microphone and asked a simple but provocative question: "Can Christianity exist without the Catholic Church?" The conversation that followed quickly spread across YouTube, generating thousands of comments and attracting responses from both Catholic and Protestant apologists. But this episode isn't about fourteen minutes at a microphone. It's about everything that came before. Like David before Goliath, Chase's defining moment was preceded by years of formation, study, prayer, and a growing conviction that truth matters. Long before anyone knew his name, God was preparing him through ordinary moments that would eventually lead to an extraordinary opportunity. In this episode of Ordinary Time, Chase shares the story behind the viral exchange, his reversion to the Catholic faith, the questions that shaped his intellectual journey, and the experiences that gave him the confidence to publicly defend what he believed. The viral debate may be what introduced the world to Chase Carroll. This conversation reveals the deeper story of how God prepared him for that moment.