Fr. Montague is a Marianist priest recognized internationally for his twenty books on spirituality, theology, and scripture, including The Holy Spirit: Growth of a Biblical Tradition and Holy Spirit and Make Your Home in Me: Biblical Meditations on Receiving the Gift of the Spirit.

Fr. Montague is a former president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America and has served as editor of the Catholic Biblical Quarterly. A highly regarded speaker and teacher, he is professor of Theology at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas.