Biography

Chad Judice is a nationally recognized motivational speaker, an award-winning author, and former teacher in the Theology departments of two Catholic High schools in Lafayette, Louisiana for seventeen years.

          He is the author of three inspiring pro-life, pro-faith books whose central character is his second son, who was born with spina-bifida. The books are WAITING FOR ELI: A Father’s Journey from Fear to Faith; ELI’S REACH: On the Value of Human Life and the Power of Prayer; and GROWING WITH ELI: Our Journey into Life and Light. ELI’S REACH was named the best book by a small publisher in 2013 and Growing with Eli received honorable mention in the category of Family life in 2019 by the Catholic Press Association.

His articles have been published in the New York Post, The National Catholic Register, and The Word Among Us. He’s been a guest on national TV and radio shows, including EWTN’s The World Over Live, Catholic TV’s Seize the Day and Catholic Answers Live.

Chad is a Master Catechist with certificates in Theology, Apologetics, Philosophy, Church History, Old Testament and New Testament Studies from the New St. Thomas Institute, run by Dr. Taylor Marshall and is currently the Director of the Office of Catechetics for the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana. Where he assists Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel in handing on the Deposit of Faith Jesus Christ revealed to the Apostles and provides catechetical resources and oversight to 121 Church parishes and 32 Diocesan schools.  In the last 10 years he has given presentations to more than 100 audiences in 17 states, addressing Man to Man conferences, Respect Life gatherings, leading retreats, and conducting parish Lenten and Advent missions.