Chris Padgett 
Speaker, Musician, Author and Evangelist

Chris Padgett is a popular speaker, musician, and author who has traveled around the world for over two decades giving concerts, talks, parish missions and retreats to all ages about the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ. A convert to Catholicism, Chris has published numerous books and articles, and has been involved in video, television and radio for many years.  He also taught at Franciscan University of Steubenville and currently teaches with Catholic Distance University in between speaking and writing engagements. He and his wife, Linda, have been married over 27 years and have nine children. In 2018 Chris and Linda began a non profit ministry to encourage, equip and empower families and marriages (www.catholicfam.org). The Padgetts live in Central New York in a nine-sided home with a donkey, goats, chickens, and too many rabbits.