Murray Bodo is a Franciscan priest and an award-winning author of numerous books, including the bestselling Francis: The Journey and the Dream. A founding staff member of Franciscan Pilgrimage Programs, he led yearly pilgrimages to Assisi, Italy for over forty years before retiring in 2020. Fr. Murray resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he continues to write and minister.

Susan Saint Sing is a secular Franciscan and has a doctoral degree in kinesiology from The Pennsylvania State University. She has written nine books on sport and spirituality including Francis and The San Damiano Crucifix Meditations on Spiritual Transformation (Franciscan Media) and The Wonder Crew, The Eight: One Season in the Tradition of Harvard Crew (St. Martins Press). She is a native of Erie, Pennsylvania, was a longtime resident of Cincinnati, and now lives in Stuart, Florida.