John Michael Talbot

John Michael Talbot (born May 8, 1954) is an American Roman Catholic musician, author, television presenter and founder of a monastic community known as the Brothers and Sisters of Charity.[1]

For other people named John Talbot, see John Talbot (disambiguation).

John Michael Talbot
2014 photo
Background information
Birth nameJohn Michael Talbot
Born (1954-05-08) May 8, 1954
OriginOklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
GenresChristian, country folk-rock
Years active1970s–present
LabelsSparrow, Troubadour for the Lord
Websitejohnmichaeltalbot.com

Life and career

Talbot was born into a Methodist family with a musical background in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and started learning to play the guitar at an early age. At age 15, he dropped out of school and was performing as a guitarist for Mason Proffit, a country folk-rock band formed with his older brother Terry.[2]

Talbot embarked on a spiritual journey that led him through Native American religion and Buddhism to Christianity. At this point he and his brother, Terry, joined the Jesus movement, recording the album Reborn which was re-released by Sparrow Records (originally released as The Talbot Brothers on the Warner Brothers label).[3]

Two solo albums followed for Talbot: John Michael Talbot (1976) and The New Earth (1977).[2] Both of these were recorded at Golden Voice Recording Studio in South Pekin, Illinois, and produced by Billy Ray Hearn. Reading the life of Saint Francis of Assisi, he was inspired to begin studying at a Franciscan center in Indianapolis. He became a Roman Catholic and joined the Secular Franciscan Order in 1978. His new beliefs influenced his next solo albums, The Lord's Supper (1979) and its follow-up, Come to the Quiet (1980).[2] In the years that followed, he continually released new albums and became the best-selling artist in the history of Sparrow Records.[2]

He started a house of prayer called "The Little Portion". Talbot moved The Little Portion to Berryville, Arkansas, on land he had purchased during his Mason Proffit days. He founded his own community, the Brothers and Sisters of Charity, at Little Portion Hermitage as an "integrated monastic community" with celibate brothers and sisters, singles, and families. By 1989, Talbot had married Viola Pratka (with the permission of the Catholic Church), a former Incarnate Word Sister who had come to the community in 1986.[4]

In accordance with the community's general constitutions, Talbot's title is "General Minister and Spiritual Father". For many years, he has promoted the work of Mercy Corps.[5][6]

The hermitage suffered a fire in April 2008 in which the chapel, library and many common areas were destroyed.[7] On April 10, 2010, the Bishop of Little Rock, Anthony Taylor, dedicated the new buildings. On October 2, 2010, the Brothers and Sisters of Charity at Little Portion Hermitage celebrated the opening of the new monastery church and common center.[8]

Talbot is the host of an inspirational television program, All Things Are Possible, on The Church Channel which is owned and operated by the Trinity Broadcasting Network.[9]

See also

Discography

With Mason Proffit
Year Title Chart Position Label Number
1969WantedHappy Tiger1009
1971Movin' Toward Happiness1771019
Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream186AmpexA-10138
1972Rockfish CrossingWarner Bros.BS-2657
1973Bare Back Rider198BS-2704
1974Come And Gone *2S-2746

* double album reissue of Wanted and Movin' Toward Happiness

Solo
Year Title Chart Position Label Number Notes
Top Contemporary Christian
1974The Talbot BrothersWarner Bros.2767With Terry Talbot
1976FirewindSparrowWith Terry Talbot, Keith Green, Barry Mcguire, 2nd Chapter of Acts
1976John Michael TalbotSparrow1003
1977The New EarthSparrow1010
1979The Lord's SupperBirdwing2013
1980Come to the QuietBirdwing2019
The PainterSparrow1037With Terry Talbot
1981For the BrideBirdwing2021
Troubadour of the Great KingBirdwing2034
1982Light EternalBirdwing2035GMA Dove Award winner
Songs For Worship Vol. 1Birdwing2044Also Sparrow CD 1159
1983No Longer Strangers21Sparrow1075with Terry Talbot
1984The God of Life23Birdwing2056
1985Songs For Worship Vol. 2Birdwing2053Also Sparrow CD 1159
The QuietSparrow1254
1986Be Exalted10Birdwing1183
Empty CanvasSparrow1255Also Meadowlark 7015
1987Heart of the Shepherd13Birdwing2094
Quiet ReflectionsSparrow1150
1988The Regathering16Sparrow1153
1989The Lover and the BelovedSparrow1193
1990Hiding Place19Sparrow1214
The Birth of Jesus: A Celebration of Christmas20Sparrow1241
Come Worship the Lord Vol. 1Sparrow1243
Come Worship the Lord Vol. 2Sparrow1244
1992The Master MusicianTroubadour4620
1993Meditations in the SpiritTroubadour4621
1994Meditations from SolitudeTroubadour4622
1995Chant from the HermitageTroubadour4623
1996Brother to BrotherTroubadour3604with Michael Card
Our Blessing CupOregon Catholic Press10075
The Early YearsSparrow1580
Troubadour for the LordSparrow1545
1997Table of PlentyTroubadour4624Also OCP 10402
1998Pathways to WisdomTroubadour4625
Pathways to SolitudeTroubadour4626
Hidden PathwaysTroubadour4627
Spirit PathwaysTroubadour4628
Quiet PathwaysTroubadour4629
Pathways of the ShepherdTroubadour4630
1999Cave of the HeartTroubadour4632with Phil Keaggy and Michael Card
2000Simple HeartTroubadour4633
2001WisdomTroubadour4635
2003SignaturesTroubadour4636
2005City of GodTroubadour4637
Monk RockTroubadour4638
2006The Beautiful CityTroubadour4639
2007Living Water 50thTroubadour4640
2011Worship and Bow DownTroubadour/OCP4641
2016The Inner RoomTroubadour/OCP4642

Collections
  • 1980 Beginnings
  • 1989 Master Collection V1 - The Quiet Side
  • 1995 Collection
  • 1995 The Talbot Brothers Collection
  • 2003 Signatures
  • 2003 History Makers
  • 2008 The Troubadour Years

Bibliography

Books
  • The Music of Creation: Foundations of a Christian Life — (Tarcher/Putnam) (1999) ISBN 1-58542-037-9
  • Changes: A Spiritual Journal — (Troubadour For The Lord) ISBN 1-883803-00-4
  • Blessings: Reflections On The Beatitudes — (Crossroads Publishing) ISBN 0-8245-1077-1
  • Come to the Quiet: The Principles Of Christian Meditation — (J.P. Tarcher) ISBN 1-58542-144-8
  • The Fire of God – (Troubadour for the Lord) ISBN 1-883803-01-2
  • Hermitage: A Place Of Prayer & Spiritual Renewal — (Troubadour For The Lord) ISBN 1-57921-040-6
  • Simplicity (with Dan O'Neill) ISBN 978-0-89283-635-2
  • The Joy of Music Ministry (Resurrection Press) ISBN 1-878718-63-0
  • Lessons of St. Francis: Bring Simplicity & Spirituality Into Your Daily Life — (Plume Books) ISBN 0-452-27834-1
  • The Lover and the Beloved: A Way Of Franciscan Prayer — (Troubadour For The Lord) ISBN 1-883803-04-7
  • Meditations From Solitude: A Mystical Theology From The Christian East — (Troubadour For The Lord) ISBN 1-883803-05-5
  • Reflections on the Gospels, Vol. 1: Daily Devotions For Radical Christian Living – (Troubadour for the Lord) ISBN 1-883803-02-0
  • Reflections on the Gospels, Vol. 2: Daily Devotions For Radical Christian Living – (Troubadour for the Lord) ISBN 1-883803-03-9
  • Reflections on the Gospels, VOL. 3: A Passion For God – (Servant Publications) ISBN 0-89283-705-5
  • Signatures (with Dan O'Neill) – (Troubadour for the Lord) ISBN 0-89283-635-0
  • The Way of the Mystics: Ancient Wisdom For Today (with Steve Rabey) — (Jossey-Bass)ISBN 0-7879-7572-9
  • Reflections on Saint Francis (Liturgical Press) ISBN 978-0-8146-3302-1
  • The World Is My Cloister: Living from the Hermit Within' (Orbis Books) ISBN 978-1-57075-858-4
  • The Universal Monk: The Way of the New Monastic (Liturgical Press) ISBN 978-0-8146-3341-0
  • Blessings of Saint Benedict (Liturgical Press) ISBN 978-0-8146-3386-1
  • The Jesus Prayer - A Cry For Mercy, A Path of Renewal (Inter-Varsity Press) ISBN 978-0-8308-3577-5
  • Nothing Is Impossible With God (Dynamic Catholic) ISBN 978-1-937509-61-3

Video releases
  • All Things Are Possible With God (2014, Troubadour for the Lord)
  • Nothing Is Impossible (2012, Troubadour for the Lord)
  • Live in Concert (2001, Troubadour for the Lord)
  • Quiet Reflections (1991, Santa Fe Communications, Inc.)

Information sources
  • Troubadour for the Lord: The Story of John Michael Talbot by Dan O'Neill — (Crossroad Publishing) (1983) ISBN 0-8245-0567-0
  • Signatures: The Story Of John Michael Talbot by Dan O'Neill — (Troubadour For The Lord) (2004) ISBN 1-883803-10-1 (revised version of his earlier biography "Troubadour for the Lord")

References
  1. Simplicity (with Dan O'Neill) – (Troubadour for the Lord) ISBN 0-89283-635-0
  2. Jason Ankeny. "Allmusic bio". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  3. "Talbot, John Michael", by Don Cusic, Encyclopedia of contemporary Christian music: pop, rock, and worship, p. 427. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  4. "Musician Talbot to wed former nun 02/11/1989 | Chron.com". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  5. Signatures: The Story Of John Michael Talbot by Dan O'Neill — (Troubadour For The Lord) (2004) ISBN 1-883803-10-1
  6. "Be the change". Mercy Corps. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
  7. "John Michael Talbot's Monastery Destroyed by Fire". Catholic Online. May 3, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2009.
  8. "Little Portion Hermitage Dedicates Mission Style Chapel". Arkansas-Catholic. April 24, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2010.
  9. "The Church Channel Broadcast Schedule". Trinity Broadcasting Network. April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
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