Jon M. Sweeney

JON M. SWEENEY is an independent scholar and an award-winning writer. He is a biographer of St. Francis of Assisi and translator of his writings, and his books on Franciscan subjects have sold more than a quarter million copies. Jon is the author of more than forty books, including The Pope Who Quit, which was optioned by HBO. He edits the magazine Living City, is a partner at Monkfish Book Publishing, and books editor at SpiritualityandPractice.com. He’s appeared on CBS Saturday Morning and numerous other programs, and speaks regularly at universities, churches, and retreat centers. Jon is a Catholic married to a rabbi; their interfaith marriage has been profiled in national media. He's the father of four, and lives in Middlebury, Vermont.