John Feister

John Feister is editor-in-chief of "St. Anthony Messenger" magazine and other periodicals at Franciscan Media. He is coauthor, with Charlene Smith, F.S.P.A., of the Christopher Award-winning "Thea's Song: The Life of Thea Bowman," and has cowritten four books with Richard Rohr, O.F.M.: "Radical Grace: Daily Meditations by Richard Rohr"; "Jesus' Plan for a New World: The Sermon on the Mount"; "Hope Against Darkness: The Transforming Vision of Saint Francis in an Age of Anxiety"; and "Things...See more

John Feister is editor-in-chief of "St. Anthony Messenger" magazine and other periodicals at Franciscan Media. He is coauthor, with Charlene Smith, F.S.P.A., of the Christopher Award-winning "Thea's Song: The Life of Thea Bowman," and has cowritten four books with Richard Rohr, O.F.M.: "Radical Grace: Daily Meditations by Richard Rohr"; "Jesus' Plan for a New World: The Sermon on the Mount"; "Hope Against Darkness: The Transforming Vision of Saint Francis in an Age of Anxiety"; and "Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality." Feister has interviewed and written about celebrities from Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu, Iran hostage Terry Anderson, Thea Bowman, F.S.P.A., Helen Prejean, C.S.J., actresses Susan Sarandon and Roma Downey, Cardinal Roger Mahony, and Cardinal Timothy Dolan. He holds a bachelor's degree in American studies from the University of Dayton, and masters degrees from Xavier University in Cincinnati in humanities and theology. See less