Stephen Copeland is a writer and storyteller who writes regularly for Franciscan Media and St. Anthony Messenger. He is the author of "In the House of Rising Sounds" (2023), "Where the Colors Blend" (2018), and collaborator on "Franciscan Lectio" (2022). He obtained his bachelor's degree in journalism and Bible from Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana, and a Master of Theological Studies degree from the Franciscan School of Theology at the University of San Diego.