22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Matthew 16:21-27

Sally is the Integral Ecology Animator and Mission/Ministry Resource Coordinator for the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea. As part of her role she oversees the Institute’s commitment to the Laudato Si’ Goals, especially eco-spirituality and hands-on climate and biodiversity projects in rural communities.

Her current work involves uniting farmers and others in the catchment of Mandagery Creek, Eugowra NSW, to see what can be done to restore the creek’s ability to naturally sink, slow and spread water after the flooding disaster of November 2022. She is also convenor of the Mercy Integral Ecology Emerging Leaders Fellowship which has trained 20 emerging leaders from around Australia over the past two years.

Sally lives in Bathurst where she is honing her urban permaculture skills and facilitates courses with Belubula Permaculture. 

21st Sunday of Ordinary Time - Matthew 16:13-20 - An Unshakeable Faith in Christ – Son of the Living God

Toni Janke is a Wuthathi, Yadighana and Meriam woman whose family originally come from Cape York and the Torres Strait in north Queensland.

Toni currently lives in Meanjin (Brisbane) Queensland where she runs her own consultancy and coaching business. She works with government, corporate community organisations and schools as an advocate for First Nations issues.

Toni also previously worked for Catholic education and Centacare in the Archdiocese of Brisbane. She was a member of the Plenary Council and worked for Centacare Family and Relationship Services.

She has held several positions on Boards and Committees at the national, state and local level with strong networks in the First Nations community during a professional career spanning more than three decades.

Toni is passionate about her work and educating others about the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. She is also an award-winning singer/songwriter who has been writing her own songs and performing as an artist for most of her life.

For more information – www.tonijanke.com

The Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Matthew 15:21-28

Dr Moira Byrne Garton grew up in rural South Australia. She moved to Adelaide after high school and joined a Catholic youth group where she met Matthew, who she later married. In 2001, they moved to Canberra with their two very small children. Two more were welcomed in Canberra so they now have four young adult children.

In 2012 she completed a PhD in political science at ANU, which examined religious organisations as interest groups in refugee policy. As part of the Young Catholic Women’s Interfaith Fellowship, she completed a Postgraduate Diploma of Theology in 2016.

Inspired by the charism of the Sisters of St Joseph, and the spiritualities of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart and the Good Samaritan sisters, Moira is thankful for the individuals and groups who have shaped her experience of God and faith.

Moira is an accomplished writer with many publications in a variety of places, as well as a few prizes. She has qualifications in policy, education and economics, and has also studied a bit of law and Italian language and literature. She is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and an Accredited Editor. Moira works as a federal public servant but occasionally dabbles in academia.

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Catherine Mead rsj (EdD, M.Ed., B.Ed.) is an educator with forty years of ministry in Catholic education across South Australia and the Northern Territory in a variety of roles including that of Teacher, Principal. Board member /Director. Through these roles Catherine has given counsel, mentored, and contributed to nurturing leadership, faith and learning in staff, students and the parent community. 

Catherine is committed to enriching the Catholic education experience for leaders, teachers, students, and their families in ways that are innovative, transformative and transcendental.  Catherine’s doctoral studies in education focused on the implementation of a Josephite charism, and

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Matthew 13: 24-30

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Frances Maguire RSJ, has been a Sister of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart for 60 years. She was born in Kalgoorlie and has lived much of her life in country places in WA, including the East Kimberley where she managed a Spirituality Centre for the Broome Diocese. She has worked in Parishes, formation within her Congregation as well as being involved in leadership and care of the senior Sisters in WA.

She has been a secondary school teacher and adult educator and is currently involved in spiritual accompaniment, leading retreats and conducting a course on forgiveness and reconciliation in parishes. She is passionate about care of Earth and all her creatures, a member of ACRATH (Australian Religious Against Trafficking of Humans). She cooperates with Catholic Colleges and Catholic Missions in promoting awareness of the Josephite Sister Irene McCormack’s Life for Love in Peru and sells Peruvian products in Parishes and other places. She is also invited to schools to speak on Mary MacKillop. She loves music, gardening, reading, swimming and occasional bird watching. Frances believes in enabling people to believe in themselves, to trust the Spirit within them.