Waiting for ELI

CHAD JUDICE is an internationally recognized motivational speaker, an award-winning author, and director of the Office of Catechetics for the Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana.<P>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. <P>His articles have been published in the New York Post 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 The Gospel of Life. <P>He is a Certified Catechist with certificates in Theology, Apologetics, Philosophy, and Church History from the New St. Thomas Institute. He is married to Ashley (nee) Guillotte, and they have three children. They make their home in Lafayette, Louisiana.