Michael W. Higgins is vice-president for Mission and Catholic Identity at Sacred Heart University, past president of St. Jerome s University in Ontario and St. Thomas University in New Brunswick, a columnist, editor, radio documentarist, and television commentator. He is the author and co-author of numerous books, including "Thomas Merton: Faithful Visionary" (published by Liturgical Press); "Power and Peril: The Catholic Church at the Crossroads; Stalking the Holy: In Pursuit of Saint-Making;" and "Genius Born of Anguish the Life and Legacy of Henri Nouwen".