Jonathan Morris (priest)
| The Rev. Jonathan Morris | |
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| Ordination | 24 December 2002 by Archbishop Leonardo Sandri |
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| Born | August 22, 1972 Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Occupation | Catholic priest, author and television personality |
The Rev. Jonathan Morris (born August 22, 1972, in Cleveland, Ohio), is an American Catholic priest serving in the Archdiocese of New York. He has been a contributor and analyst for the Fox News Channel. He currently serves as one of several parochial vicars at the Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in New York City (not the same as St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Ave).[1]
Before serving in New York, Morris was the Vice Rector of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in Rome, the seminary of the Legion of Christ, the religious institute to which he has belonged,[2] though he has been rarely identified with them on camera.[3] He is author of the book The Promise: God's Purpose and Plan for When Life Hurts. His newest book is God Wants You Happy: From Self-Help to God's Help.
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Biography [edit]
The third child of a family of seven children, Morris studied political science at a university in San José, Costa Rica,[citation needed] and then business administration at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio, where he served as Vice President of the University Student Government and was a member of the Lion of Judah Household, a part of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal.
After graduation, Morris entered the Legion of Christ, a Roman Catholic religious institute founded by the now-disgraced Mexican priest, Marcial Maciel. He studied at their Center for Higher Studies in Rome, Italy, gaining degrees in the classical humanities and philosophy. Following a period of active service, he then studied theology at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum, after which he was ordained a priest of the Legion on 24 December 2002, and continued living and working in Rome.[4][5]
Morris became a parochial vicar of the Old Cathedral parish on 1 July 2009, taking up residence there.[6] He dropped his public affiliation with the Legion a year later.[7]
Work in the media [edit]
From 2002 to 2004, Morris worked as a theological adviser in the making of Mel Gibson's motion picture The Passion of the Christ. [8]
During the final illness of Pope John Paul II in March 2005, and his death the following 5 April, Morris provided reports and analysis for CNN, the Fox News Channel, the BBC, and Sky News, and he was interviewed by Bill Hemmer, Larry King, Shepard Smith, Anderson Cooper, and Christiane Amanpour, among others. Shortly thereafter, Morris received offers from several networks to contribute follow-up reports, and he began working for the Fox News Channel. In accepting the offer to work with the network, he proposed to cover not just Vatican news events, but to also analyze wider news stories from an ethical dimension.[9]
Since April 2005, Morris' work has expanded to include reports beyond the scope of the Vatican. He has been interviewed on several Fox News Channel programs, including Fox & Friends, Dayside, Hannity and Colmes, The Live Desk with Martha MacCallum, and The O'Reilly Factor. He has also contributed to the Fox Business Network and Fox News.com's on-line news roundtable, "The Strategy Room."
Morris began a recurring segment for Fox News Channel's late night news/comedy show Red Eye in May 2009. For this segment, called Father Knows Best, Morris answers questions from viewers on religious and faith-related issues. He is also a regular news contributor for the show. That same year, he also became a contributor to the Wall Street Journal.[10]
In March 2010, Morris was interviewed as a theological adviser for the History Channel special The Real Face of Jesus?, a documentary that followed a team of computer and 3D specialists as they uncovered forensic data from the Shroud of Turin, extrapolating a new picture of the face of the man from the shroud.[11]
In 2012, Morris became the program director of The Catholic Channel on Sirius XM Satellite Radio.
References [edit]
- ^ St. Patrick's Old Cathedral Bulletin Retrieved 27 December 2009
- ^ Drake, Tim (October 16-22, 2005, page 5). "Vatican News". National Catholic Register. Reprinted at http://www.regnumchristi.org/english/articulos/imprimir.phtml?se=364&ca=199&te=782&id=13729&opcion=1 Access date September 28, 2011
- ^ "International Probe Targets Secretive Catholic Group", AOL News., 14 March 2010, retrieved 27 Sept. 2011
- ^ "A Christmas Gift for the Church". Legionaries of Christ. December 30, 2002. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
- ^ A Voice in the Darkness Cho, Caroline Retrieved March 2, 2007
- ^ "Bulletin for June 28, 2009". St. Patrick's Old Cathedral.
- ^ "Bulletin for May 23, 2010". St. Patrick's Old Cathedral.
- ^ Behind the Scenes: At the Heart of 'The Passion' April 2, 2004 Retrieved March 2, 2007
- ^ Go Ahead. Be a Hero. Retrieved May 27, 2008
- ^ A Different Kind of Miracle on the Hudson Aug. 14, 2009 Retrieved May 19, 2008
- ^ 3D Tech Shows What May be Face of Jesus on Shroud of Turin Retrieved April 16, 2010
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