Brendan Ludlow is a Curate at St Mary’s Parish, Navan, Co Meath. He is part of the Chaplaincy Team at Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan and is the Meath Diocesan Secretariat for Primary Education (Catholic Primary Schools Management Association). Brendan was an Occasional Tutor and Lecturer in Moral Theology at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth (2001-2006), and has been lecturing in St Patrick’s College, Thurles since 2008.

Qualifications: BD, STL (St Patrick’s College, Maynooth)

Modules: Social and Business Ethics

Research Interests:
- The interface between Moral Theology, Moral Philosophy and Law.
- Comparative study on Intention, foresight and culpability from moral & legal perspectives (particularly in the spheres of Criminal and Medical Law).
- Principle of Double Effect.
- Medical Ethics: end of life issues, foregoing and withdrawing treatment.

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Salvador Ryan is Professor of Ecclesiastical History at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth. He is also an occasional lecturer at St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra. Salvador is currently the Secretary of the Irish Theological Quarterly. His professional memberships also include the Ecclesiastical History Society, European Network on the Instruments of Devotion, Forum for Medieval and Renaissance Studies Ireland, and the American Society of Irish Medieval Studies. He serves as a member of the Advisory Committee for Eolas: the Journal of the American Society of Irish Medieval Studies.

Qualifications: BA, PhD (NUIM).

Modules: Church History on B.A. in Education, Business Studies/Irish and Religious Studies and B.A. in Theology.

Research Interests: - Late medieval and early modern popular religion and ritual.
- Irish bardic religious poetry.
- Early modern catechetical literature.
- The Bible and popular culture in the later Middle Ages and Reformation periods.
- Late medieval and early modern hagiography.
- Historia Sacra in 17th century Ireland and Europe.

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Marie Russell taught Religious Education, Law and Business Studies at post-primary level. Marie has worked in industry and has taught as a volunteer in the West Bank, Jerusalem and Nigeria, West Africa.

Qualifications: BA (Legal Science & History); BA in Theology; MA; H. Dip in Education; Higher Diploma in the Teaching of Religion.

Modules: World Religions, The God Question, Christology & The Trinity.

Research Interests: - Religious pluralism & Interreligious dialogue

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Mary has taught and administered at Second Level, lectured at UCC, MIC/UL, All Hallows College, Dublin, DBI Limerick, Dioceses of Kildare & Leighlin, Killaloe, Cork & Ross, and widely in the US. She acted as Editor of Intercom (Resource Magazine of the Irish Bishops’ Conference) 2003-2008. She continues to lecture on the Nostra Programme (MIC/UL) and to conduct Retreats and Workshops in Ireland and in the US. Mary enjoys writing academic papers and articles related to her work and research interests, and acts as a Reviewer for SBL. She is an active member of the Irish Biblical Association, the Catholic Biblical Association of America and the Society of Biblical Literature.

Qualifications: BA in French/Italian (London); BA in German/English (UCC); MA in Linguistics (UCC); MA in Biblical Studies (GTU Berkeley); Currently pursuing the Doctoral Programme at DBI/UL, Limerick.

Modules: Introduction to the Bible, Interpretation of the Bible, the Pentateuch and the Prophetic Literature on the B.A. (Honours) in Education, Business Studies/Irish & Religious Studies and on the B.A in Theology.

Research Interests: - The Pauline Corpus.
- Structure of Paul’s Letter to the Romans.
- Intertextuality.
- Johannine Studies.

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Outside of her lecturing role at St Patrick’s College, Thurles, Mary lectures widely in the area of Systematic Theology. She is a lecturer on the B.A. Theology at All Hallows College, Dublin and on the Higher Diploma in Theological Studies at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth. Mary is also the Head Tutor and Coordinator of the Religion Module on the Higher Diploma in Primary Education offered by Hibernia College, Dublin.

Qualifications: B.B.S. (Human Resource Management) (TCD); M.A. Equality Studies (UCD); H. Dip. Education (UCD); STL, BD. (St Patrick’s College, Maynooth); H. Dip. Philosophy (NUIM); Doctorate in Divinity in Progress (St Patrick’s College, Maynooth)

Modules: - Ecclesiology & Human Beings and the Universe on the B.A. (Honours) in Education, Business Studies & Religious Studies
- Ecclesiology, Eschatology, Mariology & Pneumatology on B.A. in Theology

Research Interests: - Ecclesiology: The Marian Profile of the Church
- Philosophical and Theological Anthropology
- Current doctoral research in Ecclesiology/Faith: The Unity and Multiplicity of the Faith in the Ecclesial Hermeneutics of Joseph Ratzinger and Lewis S. Mudge

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Gerard is the Director of Catechetics in the Diocese of Cloyne. His principal role is to support and resource both primary and post-primary Religious Education teachers.

Qualifications: BA (St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth); BD, STL (Gregorian University, Rome); HDE (UCC); DD (Gregorian University, Rome)

Modules: The Spirituality of the Educator


Research Interests: - Christian Spirituality.
- Catechetics in Primary and Post-Primary School.
- Christology.
- Jungian psychology and the interpretation of dreams.
- The Myers Briggs Type Indicator.

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Outside of her lecturing role in St Patrick’s College, Thurles, Sr. Jennie is a Research Supervisor at All Hallows College, Dublin and a Supervisor of Chaplaincy Practice at Mater Dei Institute of Education, Dublin. She also works as Co-ordinator of Global Education Experience, Presentation Sisters Network.

Qualifications:
BSc; H.Dip in Ed; Dip. in Cat, ALCM; MDiv; PhD.

Modules:
Introduction to Religious Studies
Introduction to Third Level

Research Interests:
My research interest is in trends in religious practice in the Western World, particularly, in Ireland.
In 2009, I carried out a feasibility study for the Vincentian Family i.e. The Congregation of the Mission, The Daughters of Charity, de Paul International and Vincent de Paul Society (England).

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Joe is currently ministering as curate in the parish of Moycarkey/Borris in Co. Tipperary. He is involved in various Adult Education Initiatives throughout the Archdiocese of Cashel & Emly. Joe is also a member of the Wellsprings Team, which provides training for Boards of Management in relation to Catholic Ethos for Primary Schools. He facilitates training for Parish Eucharistic Ministers & Readers.

Qualifications:
Certificate in Philosophy; B.A. in Theology; S.T.L

Modules:
The Moral Challenge; Virtue Ethics

Research Interests:
- Analysis of 100 years of Catholic Social Teaching
- The Crisis in Moral Theology as addressed by Veritatis Splendor

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Outside of her lecturing role at St Patrick’s College, Sinéad teaches music and works in the area of Social Justice. In the past, she has taught Religious Education, Music and Mathematics at post-primary level. She spent many years working in the area of overseas development (particularly in relation to Africa) and in business in Ireland.

Qualifications:
BATh (St Patrick’s College, Maynooth); H.Dip in Ed (NUIM); MTh (St Patrick’s College, Maynooth)

Modules:
Moral Issues – Human Life and Sexuality,
Career Development

Research Interests:
- Catholic Social Teaching in the Modern Socio-Economic Context.
- Ordinary and extraordinary means of medical treatment and quality of life issues.

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