Jonathan Meyer
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Jonathan Meyer (born in 1976) is a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. His responsibilities include serving as the pastor of St. Anne, St. Joseph and St. Mary's in North Vernon, IN- USA. He is also the former director of youth and young adult ministry for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, and former associate pastor at Our Lady of the Greenwood and St. Luke Catholic Church. He was born and raised in Waukesha, Wisconsin and attended Butler Middle School and Waukesha North High School.
In 2005, during his time as associate pastor at Our Lady of the Greenwood Catholic Church in Greenwood, Indiana, Meyer was producer and model in a poster created by a local artist, Missy Scarlett, in the visual style of the Matrix movies. In this poster, shaded in black and phosphor green, he is standing in a pose similar to the Matrix character Neo, holding a crucifix in one hand and a rosary in the other. He is wearing a pair of stylish black sunglasses, again reminiscent of the style of "The Matrix." The background consists of Matrix source code that spells out the Latin hymn- Salve Regina. The goal of the poster was to promote vocations to the Catholic priesthood (hence the title of the poster). The poster's design mimicks a theatrical movie poster, complete with a "rating" and list of "actors" in the production (the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit).
The concept was originally jokingly proposed by one of the members of the Youth Council of the archdiocese. The concept was influenced by Meyer's daily preference in the wearing of the roman cassock. The trenchcoat that the character of Neo wears in the Matrix movie trilogy is very similar to the priestly cassock.
The poster has proved very popular, with wide distribution in the local area and across the US and around the world. Over 30 thousand copies have been distributed. Thousands of copies were distributed at the 2005 World Youth Day in Cologne, Germany.
Fr. Meyer has also spoken to thousands of youth, young adults and parents on the Theology of the Body. As the Director of Youth Ministry he had a tremendous opportunity to preach and proclaim this powerful message founded by Pope John Paul II.
Currently he is serving at three parishes and one catholic school. There is an active youth ministry program which includes WORD UP, Saturday Night Live, and other opportunities for young people.
