Fr. Murray has been with Franciscan Pilgrimage Programs since 1976. He is a Franciscan priest in the Province of St. John the Baptist and a member of the Franciscan Academy. The author of 22 books, he has also been published in several literary magazines, including The Paris Review. His best-selling, Francis, the Journey and the Dream, has sold over 180,000 copies and has been translated into French, Spanish, Danish, Japanese, Chinese, Italian, and Maltese. Fr. Murray’s latest book is The Place We Call Home, published by Paraclete Press. 

Fr. Murray’s time is spent in writing and research combined with working as a staff member of Franciscan Pilgrimage Programs and as Visiting Professor in the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University.

E-mail: MBodo51278@aol.com