Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Luke 6: 39-45 -
Kate (Master of Theology, Bachelor of Theology, DipEd, Bachelor of Arts) is currently serving as a Prison Chaplain for the Catholic Diocese of Bathurst NSW. She lives in central western NSW after several years of pastoral care work in isolated, outback communities. Kate has experience in Church leadership as a Diocesan Chancellor, Director of Mission/Identity as well as years in education, chaplaincy and mission management. Her experience in pastoral care have influenced her thinking and honed her skills to listen and speak what needs to be said. She’s a challenging facilitator and a sensitive mediator.
Kate is passionate in her support of NSW Health Palliative Care Volunteers across NSW and has a particular commitment to those who care for the dying in rural communities.
Kate has tutored in Christian Spirituality at tertiary level and been a secondary teacher of senior HSC English and Studies of Religion. As an Anglican in her early life, and responding to a call to ordained ministry, Kate trained for the Anglican priesthood and became interested in Catholic life when she began to study theology. As a result of exposure to the great writers of the Spiritual Classics and her studies in Western Spirituality she became a Catholic in the late 1980s.
Kate is totally uninspired by rigid, patriarchal thinking. She is a passionate feminist, educator and dedicated learner with a gift for getting to the point.
