John Michael Talbot (* 8 da matg 1954 ad Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) è in pader catolic, chantautur e ghitarrist dals Stadis Unids da l'America. El ha fundà l'urden claustral The Brothers and Sisters of Charity a Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

Biografia
John Michael Talbot è creschì si en ina famiglia religiusa da metodists. Pauc suenter avair frequentà la scola, en la vegliadetgna da 15 onns, è el daventà il ghitarrist da la gruppa Mason Proffit, ina band da musica country, folk e rock en la qual sunava er ses frar Terry. La band ha producì tschintg albums ed è stada in dals precursurs da las bands da country rock cun dapli success sco per exempel ils Eagles.
Suenter emprims success è Talbot sa fatschentà cun diversas religiuns dals aborigins americans, il budissem e finalmain cun il cristianissem. El e ses frar èn s'associads als Jesus People ed avain publitgà ensemen l'album The Talbot Bros. tar Warner Brothers.
Suenter ha el publitgà dus albums da solo: John Michael Talbot (1976) e The New Earth (1977).
John Michael Talbot era maridà, ma la lètg è vegnìda divorziàda e lur figlia è creschida si tar sia mamma. Suenter il divorzi è Talbot sa retratg da la vita publica. El è sa fatschentà cun la vita da Francestg d'Assisi e ha cumenzà in studi en in center franciscan ad Indianapolis. Alura è el sa convertì al catolicissem ed è entrà en l'urden secular dals Franciscans. El è sa erigì ina pitschna chaplutta numnada "The Little Portion" e ha planisà da viver sco eremit. Causa bleras dumondas per concerts e producziuns musicals, ha el gia l'onn 1979 recumenzà a producir musica vocala e per ghitarras en in stil calm e contemplativ. Alura ha el dischlocà sia chaplutta a Eureka Springs, Arkensas, sin il terren il qual el aveva gia cumprà en il temp cun Mason Proffit. Talbot ha fundà ina communitad claustrala, ils Brothers and Sisters of Charity at Little Portion Hermitage. I sa tracta dad ina communitad claustrala cun fraters, soras e famiglias celibatars. L'onn 1989 è Talbot sa maridà per la segunda giada cun la lubientscha da la Baselgia. Dapi blers onns promov Talbot la lavur dals Mercy Corps.

Discografia
cun Mason Proffit

Wanted (1969)
Movin' Toward Happiness (1971)
Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream (1971)
Rockfish Crossing (1972)
Bareback Rider (1973)
Come And Gone (1974) (re-release of Wanted and Movin' Toward Happiness)
sco John Michael Talbot

The Talbot Bros. (republitgà sco Reborn) (1972) cun Terry Talbot
John Michael Talbot (1976)
The New Earth (1977)
The Lord's Supper (1979)
Beginnings / The Early Years (1980)
Come to the Quiet (1980)
The Painter (1980) cun Terry Talbot
For the Bride (1981)
Troubadour of the Great King (1981)
Light Eternal (1982)
Songs For Worship Vol. 1 (1982)
No Longer Strangers (1983) cun Terry Talbot
The God of Life (1984)
Songs For Worship Vol. 2 (1985)
The Quiet (1985)
Be Exalted (1986)
Empty Canvas (1986)
The Heart of the Shepherd (1987)
Quiet Reflections (1987)
The Regathering (1988)
Master Collection (1988)
The Lover and the Beloved (1989)
Come Worship the Lord Vol. 1 (1990)
Come Worship the Lord Vol. 2 (1990)
Hiding Place (1990)
The Birth of Jesus (1990)
The Master Musician (1992)
Meditations in the Spirit (1993)
Meditations from Solitude (1994)
Chant from the Hermitage (1995)
The John Michael Talbot Collection (1995)
The Talbot Brothers Collection (1995)
Brother to Brother (1996) cun Michael Card
Our Blessing Cup (1996)
Troubadour for the Lord (1996)
Table of Plenty (1997)
Hidden Pathways (1998)
Pathways of the Shepherd (1998)
Pathways to Solitude (1998)
Pathways to Wisdom (1998)
Quiet Pathways (1998)
Spirit Pathways (1998)
Cave of the Heart (1999)
Simple Heart (2000)
Wisdom (2001)
Signatures (2003)
City of God (2005)
Monk Rock (2005)
The Beautiful City (2006)
Living Water 50th (2007)
Troubadour Years (2008)

Cudeschs
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
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
Simplicity (cun Dan O'Neill) — (Troubadour For The Lord) ISBN 0-89283-635-0
The Way Of The Mystics: Ancient Wisdom For Today (cun Steve Rabey) — (Jossey-Bass)ISBN 0-7879-7572-9

Litteratura
Dan O'Neill: Signatures: The Story Of John Michael Talbot(2004) ISBN 1-883803-10-1

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The Brothers and Sisters of Charity