John Michael Talbot is Catholic music's number one recording artist, with sales of around four million records worldwide. With more than 40 albums, 14 books and numerous video teachings on ministry to the poor, simple living, Franciscan and community living, John Michael Talbot has set himself apart as a true servant of God.
John is the founder and General Minister of the Brothers and Sisters of Charity at Little Portion Hermitage near Eureka Springs, Arkansas. This unique religious community encompasses celibates, singles, and families, and is the only community of its type in the United States to be granted canonical status in the Catholic Church. In addition to its monastic community in Arkansas, the Brothers and Sisters of Charity has around 500 domestic members worldwide.