New Directions - Fall 2010
Sara Ann Buckley, SND de Namur (Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur)
Place of Origin: Summerville, MA, USA
Recent Position: Director of the National Canonical Novitiate in Hartford, CT
Past Positions: Associate Director of Pastoral Care and Clinical Pastoral Education, Washington, DC; formation ministry for the US part of the congregation.
Fr. Gerard (Gerry) William Campbell (Archdiocese of Armagh)
Place of Origin: Derry, Ireland
Recent Position: Administrator of St. Patrick’s Parish, Dundalk
Past Positions: Parish ministry in Dundalk; Diocesan Advisor for Religious Education (DARE) in Primary Schools in the Archdiocese; parish curate in Blackrock and Tutor and Trainer of Safeguarding Children in the Archdiocese.
Antony Earathara, S.D.B. (Salesians of Don Bosco)
Place of Origin: Angamaly, Kerala, India
Recent Position: Province Secretary and Secretary to the Provincial
Past Positions: Work at the Catechetical and Multi-media centre of the Province, Program Coordinator, Assistant Director and Director; Involved in parish ministry; and in Calcutta worked on the rehabilitation of street children.
Rev. Hendra Gustiana Mulia (Reformed Evangelical Church)
Place of Origin: Jakarta, Indonesia
Recent Position: Senior Pastor, teacher at two seminaries in Jakarta
Past Positions: Pastor, Theology teacher at seminary in Malang.
Ignatius (Wardi) Saputra, SJ (Society of Jesus)
Place of Origin: Yogyacarta, Indonesia
Recent Position: Novice Director and local Superior, Myanmar
Past Positions: Formation Ministry for 11 years
Fr. Anthony Leo Wilcox (Archdiocese of Birmingham, UK)
Place of Origin: Burton Trent England
Recent Position: Parish Priest, Sacred Heart Parish, Henley-on-Thames
Past Positions: High school Chaplain; member of the Diocesan Religious Education Inspectorate consisting of 40 schools; Director of Adult education, parish ministry, Trustee; Director of ongoing formation for priests; chairman of the National Conference of Ongoing Formation Directors.
New Directions - Spring 2010
Joseph Peter McSweeny (Foreign Mission Society of St. Columba)
Place of Origin: Pittsfield, MA, USA
Recent Position: 12 Step spiritual ministry, Taiwan
Past Positions: Parish ministry, social justice, interfaith sharing prayers and meditation groups
William( Bill ) Joseph Eagan, SJ (Society of Jesus, US)
Place of Origin: Boston, MA
Recent Position: Religion Teacher and chaplain at a College Preparatory School.
Past Positions: Religion Department Head and retreats
Hendra Gustiana Mulia (Reformed Evangelical Church)
Place of Origin: Jakarta, Indonesia
Recent Position: Senior Pastor, teacher a two seminaries in Jakarta
Past Positions: Pastor, Theology teacher at seminary in Malang
Timothy (Tim) Kevin Redmond (St. Patrick’s Missionary Society)
Place of Origin: Liverpool, UK
Recent Position: College Principal in Kenya, East Africa
Past Positions: Pastoral work, Scripture teacher, director of theology in a seminary, formation work.
Sr. Ursula Lyimo Kavishe, SSJ (Sisters of St. Joseph)
Place of Origin: Moshi, Tanzania
Recent Position: Superior General two terms, Mombassa
Past Positions: Assistant Superior General
New Directions - Spring 2008
Michelle Audet, RSR (Sisters of the Holy Rosary)
Place of Origin: Québec City, Québec, Canada
Recent Position: Psychologist; workshop presenter; faculty at Dominican Pastoral Institute, Montréal, Québec
Past Positions: School teacher
Stella Chibuoke, HHCJ (Handmaids of the Holy Child Jesus)
Place of Origin: Ebe, Enugu state, Nigeria
Recent Position: Member of Provincial Council, Central Eastern Province
Past Positions: Training in Crafts, Fashion, and Design (Austria); Certificates in Midwifery and in Nursing (Nigeria); hospital administrator; ministry to elderly persons (Italy), diploma in Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy
Rose Chiu, SP (Sisters of Providence of St. Mary of the Woods, Indiana, USA)
Place of Origin: Changhua, Taiwan
Recent Position: Director of Luway Opportunity Centre (for persons with disabilities), Shinua, Taiwan, and St. Camillus Centre, Makung Islands
Past Positions: Campus ministry, Providence University, Shalu, Taiwan; Director of St. Teresa Opportunity Centre, Yuching, Taiwan
Genevieve Efthemis, SSMN (Sisters of St. Mary of Namur)
Place of Origin: Buffalo, New York, USA
Recent Position: Principal, St. Joseph School, Buffalo, New York
Past Positions: Teacher; 30 years as principal of various schools
Maureen Freyne, RSM (Sisters of Mercy)
Place of Origin: Ireland
Recent Position: Manager, Aiseiri Addiction Treatment Centre, Wexford, Ireland
Past Positions: Teacher; school counselor; principal of boarding school and of a secondary school, all in Ireland; worker at residential treatment centre, Calcutta, India
Jorgen Janik (Diocese of Mainz, Germany)
Place of Origin: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Recent Position: Chaplain, Darmstadt Universities (Univ. of Technology, Univ. of Applied Sciences, Evangelical University of Applied Sciences), Darmstadt, Germany
Past Positions: Parish ministry; social work (AIDS hospice, psychiatric hospital); President of the National Conference of University Chaplains
Cecilia Magladry, CSJ (Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange)
Place of Origin: Seattle, Washington, USA
Recent Position: Vocation Director, Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, Orange, California, USA
Past Positions: Teacher; Campus Minister, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California, USA
Fachtna McCarthy (Archdiocese of Dublin, Ireland)
Place of Origin: Cork, Ireland
Recent Position: Faculty of Religious Studies, St. Patrick's College of Education, Dublin
Past Positions: Teacher, author of textbook on the contemporary debate between religion and science
Mary Mundy, SP (Sisters of Providence of St. Mary of the Woods, Indiana, USA)
Place of Origin: Indiana, USA
Recent Position: Director of Novices, Sisters of Providence
Past Positions: Teacher; member of a rural parish team; parish ministry; member of provincial team
Simon Peter Olugu (Diocese of Lira, Uganda)
Place of Origin: Minakulu, Lira, Uganda
Recent Position: Coordinator, distance learning center, Uganda Martyrs University, Lira
Past Positions: Parish ministry; chaplain, National Teachers' College; study at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa; Diocesan youth chaplain; Diocesan justice and peace coordinator
Tom Perumalil, SJ (Society of Jesus)
Place of Origin: Kerala, India
Recent Position: Lecturer at St. Xavier's College of Education, Patna
Past Positions: Headmaster of a middle school, vice principal of St. Michael's School, Patna; headmaster of high school, Bihar; rector of local community, Patna
Joseph Phillips (Diocese of Syracuse, New York, USA)
Place of Origin: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Recent Position: Director, Dept. of Family Life Education
Past Positions: Parish ministry; pastor; teacher and counselor at Onandaga Pastoral Counseling Center; doctorate in child and family studies
James Ries (Diocese of Orange, California, USA)
Place of Origin: Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Recent Position: Pastor, St. Mary's Church, Fullerton, California
Past Positions: Parochial vicar, Placentia, California, and Orange, California
Elizabeth Ryan, FCJ (Faithful Companions of Jesus)
Place of Origin: Limerick, Ireland
Recent Position: Provincial, Ireland
Past Positions: Guidance counselor at high schools, Bunclody and Limerick; local leader of community; spiritual direction and retreat direction
Patrick Sexton (Archdiocese of Liverpool, England)
Place of Origin: Liverpool, England
Recent Position: Pastor, St. Monica's Church, Liverpool
Past Positions: Parish ministry as both assistant pastor and pastor
Maria (Singam) Singarayar, SJ (Society of Jesus, Madurai Province)
Place of Origin: Sindalaicherry, India
Recent Position: Chaplain, All India Catholic University Federation, Tiruchirappalli, India
Past Positions: Diocesan Youth Director, Kumbakonam, India
