Fr. Mark G. Boyer has served the people of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as a priest for nearly forty years, during which he was an editor of the award-winning diocesan newspaper, The Mirror, for fourteen years. Fr. Boyer is the author of more than forty books on biblical and liturgical spirituality. In addition to serving the Church in administration ministry in Springfield, he teaches Bible and film courses at Missouri State University, Springfield, where he has served as an instructor for twenty-seven years. He has multiple degrees, including a MDiv from St. Meinrad School of Theology, a MA in Religious Studies from Indiana University, and a MRE from Loyola University, New Orleans.