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Chris Stepien
Chris Stepien grew up listening to riveting war stories from parents who had survived the Nazi occupation of Poland. In college, Stepien studied electronic journalism.
As a produc...view moreChris Stepien grew up listening to riveting war stories from parents who had survived the Nazi occupation of Poland. In college, Stepien studied electronic journalism.
As a producer-director for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), he won six Emmy® Awards, and other honors for documentaries, sports, celebrity specials, and children's programming at WXYZ-TV, Detroit, Michigan. Stepien also co-founded Adventure, Inc., to create award-winning communications for Fortune 500 companies. As co-owner of Stepien Creative Services, Inc., he crafted marketing and advertising for global clients.
Imaginative prayer inspired Stepien's first book, Three Days: The Search for the Boy Messiah, (Wellspring, 2015). The biblical novel journeys with preteen Jesus gone missing. Stepien also penned a companion rap lyric, The Boy Messiah / Conquer Hell. In 2016, Catholic rapper, Alvaro Vega, (aka "Communion") collaborated with Stepien to record it.
In 2014, Stepien's wife, Ellen, was diagnosed with breast cancer, and Chris wrote Dying to Be Happy: Discovering the Truth About Life (Wellspring, 2016). This nonfiction book asks: "If you knew you were going to die today, what would you do?" Stepien is also co-author of Saint to Santa: How St. Nicholas Became Santa Claus (Pauline Books & Media, 2014). Fr. Joseph Marquis invited Stepien to collaborate on the children's video.
A native Detroiter and lifelong Catholic, Stepien and his wife volunteered with the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, assisting neighbors in need for seventeen years. In 2017, they moved to Chicago, Illinois to be near family. For more than three years, Stepien served as Workforce Development Coordinator at Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation, on Chicago's South Side. He accompanied at-risk youth and adults as they became job ready.
To learn more, visit: www.ChrisStepien.com. You can email Chris at: [email protected].view less
Books by Chris Stepien
Three Days: The Search for the Boy Messiah Dying to Be Happy: Discovering the Truth About Life Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDisciples of Doubt: A Journey with the Messiah’s Mother Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTres Días: La Búsqueda Del Niño Mesías Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings