Father Chris Alar, MIC, entered the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, the religious community entrusted with spreading the message and devotion of Divine Mercy, as a postulant in July 2006. Prior to that time, he received a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Michigan. After working as an engineering manager at a large automotive supplier in Detroit, he began his own consulting firm in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 2000.

Answering the Lord’s call, he attended Franciscan University of Steubenville, in Ohio, for his philosophy studies; Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., for his theology studies; and he earned his Masters of Divinity degree from Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut.

He wrote and produced the popular “Divine Mercy 101” DVD and the “Explaining the Faith” YouTube series. He is the author of the bestselling books After Suicide: There’s Hope for Them and for You and Understanding Divine Mercy, as well as his newest release, Understanding the Sacraments: God’s Grace Guaranteed. He is host of the EWTN show Living Divine Mercy, which airs on Thursdays, 10:00 p.m. EST.

From 2014-2024, he served as “Fr. Joseph, MIC,” the Director of the Association of Marian Helpers. In 2023 he was elected Provincial Superior of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception located in the United States, England, and Argentina.