Jonathan Morris (priest)

The Reverend
Jonathan Morris
Orders
Ordination 24 December 2002
by Leonardo Sandri
Personal details
Born (1972-08-22) August 22, 1972
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation Catholic priest, author, television personality
Website www.fatherjonathan.com

Jonathan Morris (born August 22, 1972), is an American Roman Catholic priest currently serving in the Archdiocese of New York. Best known as a commentator on religious matters in the media, he has been a contributor and analyst for Fox News since 2005. He is currently a Religious Life Adviser (campus minister) at Columbia University.

Morris is author of the books The Promise: God's Purpose and Plan for When Life Hurts and God Wants You Happy: From Self-Help to God's Help. His newest book is The Way of Serenity: Finding Peace and Happiness in the Serenity Prayer.

Biography

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, the third of seven children, Morris studied business administration at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, where he served as Vice President of the University Student Government.

At the age of 21 he entered the seminary and studied in Rome, Italy, gaining degrees in the classical humanities, philosophy, and theology. He was ordained a priest on 24 December 2002, and continued living and working in Rome where he obtained a graduate Licentiate degree in moral theology from Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University, magna cum laude.

Morris left the religious order of the Legion of Christ in 2009 and joined the Archdiocese of New York. In New York Fr. Jonathan has served as parochial vicar of Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral in the Soho neighborhood of New York City.[1][2] He served there until 2013, when he was transferred to Corpus Christi Church in Manhattan to serve as a chaplain at Columbia University and to be the Program Director of The Catholic Channel on SiriusXM radio.[3]

In February 2015 Fr. Jonathan become pastor of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in the Little Italy section of the Bronx, on E. 187th St. near Arthur Avenue.

Work in the media

From 2002 to 2004, Morris worked as a theological adviser in the making of Mel Gibson's motion picture The Passion of the Christ. [4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

In 2012 Morris became the program director of The Catholic Channel on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, a position he held until 2015.[8]

References

  1. ↑ St. Patrick's Old Cathedral Bulletin Archived 2009-12-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 December 2009
  2. ↑ "Bulletin for June 28, 2009" (PDF). St. Patrick's Old Cathedral. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Meet our Staff". Corpus Christi Church in New York City. Archived from the original on 2013-10-07.
  4. ↑ Behind the Scenes: At the Heart of 'The Passion' April 2, 2004 Retrieved March 2, 2007
  5. ↑ Go Ahead. Be a Hero. Archived 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 27, 2008
  6. ↑ A Different Kind of Miracle on the Hudson Aug. 14, 2009 Retrieved May 19, 2008
  7. ↑ 3D Tech Shows What May be Face of Jesus on Shroud of Turin Retrieved April 16, 2010
  8. ↑ "Father Morris leaves helm of Sirius XM's Catholic Channel". CNS. The Catholic Sun. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
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