The priest who brought Lorenzo Henrie back to the Church wasn't standing in a parish. He was on a Kevin James movie set, and Lorenzo, a Hollywood kid with no interest in getting serious about God, almost didn't show up. What happened next turned a former child actor into a man hosting a hundred industry friends a week to work through the proofs for God's existence, and eventually into a producer building his own lane in an industry that rarely rewards faith. Paul Kolker, Nick Bezner, and Jeff Schiefelbein sat down with Lorenzo live at the SENT Ventures Summit in Denver, just two days after his wife slipped baby number six into the family rosary intentions.

Then the conversation turns to the business of making beautiful things. Lorenzo explains why his family stopped making one film every two years and built a fund with 15 shots on goal instead; how a movie can be dark or even scary and still serve faith, family, and values, and why he tells investors to run from anyone promising easy money in entertainment. With Angel and the Badman coming from Angel Studios, he makes the case plainly: you can't fund a mission without margin.

Recorded live at the Fio podcast booth at SENT Summit 2026 in Denver, CO.

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