Chris Padgett is a popular speaker, musician, and author who has
traveled around the country for more than a decade giving concerts, talks,
and retreats to youth about the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ. He
teaches at Franciscan University of Steubenville and is pursuing a doctorate
in sacred theology from the International Marian Research Institute in
Dayton, Ohio. A convert to Catholicism, he and his wife, Linda, have nine children and
live in Steubenville, Ohio.