Mark Hart serves as Executive Vice President for Life Teen International. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and a twenty-year veteran of youth ministry, Mark Hart is one of the most sought-after speakers serving in the Catholic Church, today. His newest DVD study - "Altaration" - is receiving praise across the globe as a revolutionary and vital work for the young Catholic Church. The author (or co-author) of over a dozen books, including best-sellers "Blessed are the Bored in Spirit", "Behold the Mystery", "Ask the Bible Geek", "100 Things Every Catholic Teen Should Know" and "The "R" Father", Mark's writing style is humorous yet deep, accessible to and enjoyed by readers of all ages. Mark has a weekly spot on The Catholic Channel, Sirius XM 129 and is a Research Fellow for the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. Additionally, his weekly audio podcast (Sunday, Sunday, Sunday) and HD video spots (Beyond Words) are helping youth groups, families and classrooms in over two dozen countries enter more deeply into the Sunday Mass readings.Mark's sense of humor and his passion for Scripture - as experienced in his DVD Bible Study Series, "T3" and "Encounter" - are helping hundreds of thousands of young Catholics, begin to read and study the Bible in engaging and relevant ways. Mark and his wife, Melanie, have three daughters (Hope, Trinity and Faith) and one son, Josiah. They live in Phoenix, Arizona.