Originally from Saskatchewan (Treaty Four territory) and arriving in Nova Scotia via Montreal, England, and Ireland, Matthew R. Anderson is Gatto Chair of Christian Studies at Saint Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. He has walked ancient pilgrimage paths and inaugurated new ones in Spain, Austria, Norway, Scotland, England, Ireland, Iceland, Quebec, western Canada, and the Maritimes. He teaches, researches, and writes about history and pilgrimage. His 2024 bestseller, The Good Walk, tells of the long treks he initiated with others across the prairies to help recover traditional First Nation, Métis, and settler trails. Matthew's podcast is "Pilgrimage Stories from Up and Down the Staircase" and his walking blog is www.somethinggrand.ca. Matthew lives with his wife Dr. Sara Parks in Pomquet, Nova Scotia. Someone Else's Saint is his sixth book.