Pastoral Director
Other Areas of Responsibility
Lecturer in Metaphysics
Academic Qualifications:
B.A. Queens University Belfast, 1969-1972
H. Dip. Ed. Queens University Belfast, 1972-1973
Certificate in Theology, Jesuit School of Theology Berkeley, California, 1981-1982
Ph. D., in theology, Heythrop College, University of London, 2004-2010
Previous Appointments:
Grammar school teacher of Philosophy and English, 1974-1981
Mistress of novices and newly professed sisters, 1983- 1992
Provincial superior of the South African Province of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, 1992-1995
Superior general of the Sisters of the Holy Cross, in Switzerland, 1996-2001
Research at the Theological faculty of Lucerne, Switzerland, 2001-2003
Publications:
Sisters of the Holy Cross, Menzingen 1844-1863: A theological study in identity and memory of a contested founding event (2010)
‘The Complexities and Difficulties of a Return ‘ad fontes’ (2011)
Recent Academic Papers
Is the concept of God metaphysically consistent?
Examination of the philosophical grounds for the claim that human beings ought to be treated equally
Areas of Interest/ Expertise/ Experience/ Research:
Philosophy, Metaphysics, Language and Semantics, Politics
Ignatian Exercises and Spirituality, Spirituality, Spiritual Direction
German language and culture
Faith and culture
June 2011
