Mark Bradford was appointed the Word on Fire Institute’s Fellow for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities at the beginning of 2023. For over 20 years, he has been blessed to serve in leadership positions in various church ministries, including as the executive vice president of The National Catholic Bioethics Center, and the founding president of the Jerome Lejeune Foundation in the U.S. Mark and his wife Denise are parents to Thomas, their 6th of 7 children (and first son), who happens to have been gifted with an extra 21st chromosome. Mark is a passionate advocate for those born with intellectual and developmental disabilities, for their families and for their full inclusion the Church and its ministries wherever possible. He is the author/editor of two books that will be published by Word on Fire in 2025, Let Us Pray, A Catholic Prayerbook for All Abilities, and Indispensable: A Catholic Guide to Welcoming Persons with Disabilities. He writes regularly for Word on Fire’s Evangelization and Culture Online, and his work can also be seen at Aleteia and The American Conservative.