Guide Note

Father Jonathan Morris is a Roman Catholic priest who worked as an adviser on Mel Gibson' movie The Passion of the Christ. Morris is now a columnist for FoxNews.com and frequent guest commentator on the Fox News Channel.

Fast Facts

1. Born: August 22, 1972
2. Birth place: Cleveland, Ohio
3. Occupation: The Roman Catholic Church Priest and Television News Analyst
4. Alma mater: University of San Jose in Costa Rica and Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio
5. Degrees in humanities, philosophy and theology
6. Joined the seminary of the Legion of Christ at 21-years-old
7. Third son of seven children
8. Speaks English, Spanish and Italian
9. E-Mail: fatherjonathan@foxnews.com
10. Wrote the book The Promise: God's Purpose and Plan for When Life Hurts

1. August 22, 1972: Born
2. 1999: Founded COMPASS
3. 2002-2004: Adviser to Mel Gibson on Passion of the Christ
4. December 24, 2002: Ordained in Rome
5. June 2004: Graduated with high honors from Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University
6. April 2005: Began working with Fox News Channel
7. November 2005: Traveled to France and interviewed Muslim youth
8. 2006: Renewed contract with Fox
9. February 2006: Interviewed Laura Bush in Italy
10. January 2006: Began blog on Fox's site
11. June 2007: Began contributing to Fox and Friends
12. 2008: His book The Promise: God's Purpose and Plan for When Life Hurts was published
13. April 2008: Covered Pope Benedict XVI's trip to the United States