Joseph SpenceFR. JOSEPH SPENCE, FFm, was born in New York State and, at the age of eighteen, joined the Franciscan Family of Mary Immaculate in Italy that was founded by Mother Maria Elisabetta Patrizi. Ordained a priest in 2015, he holds advanced degrees in spirtual theology, with a specialization in the Carmelite tradition and the relationship between St. John of the Cross and St. Thérèse of Lisieux. He teaches in Rome at the Teresianum and Regina Apostolorum on Carmelite Saints, as well as on the Shroud of Turin and Eastern Christian spirituality. Read More Read Less