Why the Resurrection Matters

Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, OP, is a Dominican friar and author of many books, including Witness: A Guided Lenten Journal for Prayer and Meditation. He is promoter general for social communication for the Order of Preachers and cohost of the Godsplaining podcast. A sought-after preacher and speaker, he has written widely on faith, culture, and the spiritual life, sharing the beauty of the Gospel with clarity and joy.

Briscoe earned a licentiate in moral theology degree from the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC. Following his ordination, he served as a chaplain and theology instructor at Providence College and as a parish priest at St. Pius V Catholic Church in Providence, Rhode Island.

He currently resides in Rome, Italy.