Staff

• PhD in Church History (London)
• MTh in Systematic Theology (London)
• MA in History (Oxon)
• Lecturer in Mariology at Heythrop College, University of London, 2006 – present.
• Lecturer in Mariology, Ecclesiology and Church History, Pontifical Beda College, Rome, 2004 – 2015.
• Visiting Professor at St Mary’s University, Twickenham.
• Visiting Lecturer in Church History at Blackfriars, Oxford

• “The Ignea Sagitta and the Second Council of Lyons” in The Carmelite Rule 1207-2007, ed. P. McMahon, Rome: Edizioni Carmelitane, 2008.
• “Thomas Netter on Contemplation in the Doctrinale” in Memoriam fecit mirabilia Dei: Scritti in onore di Emanuele Boaga O. Carm, ed. G. Grosso and W. Santin, Rome: Edizioni Carmelitane, 2009.
• “The Treatment of Mary in the Doctrinale of Thomas Nette ras a Resource for Contemporary Theology” in Thomas Netter of Walden: Carmelite, Diplomate and Theologian (c. 1372-1430), in Carmel in Britain. Studies on the Early History of the Carmelite Order, volume 4, ed. J. Bergström-Allen & R. Copsey. Faversham: St Albert’s Press, 2009.
• The Teaching and Impact of the Doctrinale of Thomas Netter of Walden. Turnhout: Brepols, 2010.

• 2020 Diploma in Pastoral Ministry & Christian Leadership (Loyola University Chicago & Liverpool Hope University)
• 2017 Ph.D. in English Literature, Université de Lausanne
• 2002 M.Phil. in English Studies 1100-1500, University of Oxford
• 2000 B.A. (Hons.) English & Related Literature, University of York

• Johan Bergström-Allen, (ed.), Climbing the Mountain: An Introduction to Carmelite Spirituality  (Faversham: Saint Albert’s Press & Rome: Edizioni Carmelitane, 2010).
• Johan Bergström-Allen and Richard Copsey, (eds.), Thomas Netter of Walden: Carmelite, Diplomat and Theologian (c.1372-1430), Carmel in Britain 4  (Faversham: Saint Albert’s Press & Rome: Edizioni Carmelitane, 2009).

• H09: The History of Carmelite Devotions.
• DC18: John of St Samson.
• DC32: The Third / Secular Orders from 1900 (with Monica O’Neill OCDS and Heather Ward OCDS).

• 2018 Masters in Theology (Carmelite Studies) 1^st Class Hons, CIBI; St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth University.  Dissertation: Capturing the Beloved.
• 2015 Postgraduate Certificate in Carmelite Studies, CIBI; York St. John University.
• 2013 Diploma in Carmelite Studies, CIBI; The Milltown Institute of Theology & Philosophy, Dublin.
• 2009 Adult Education Diploma in Carmelite Studies, CIBI; The Milltown Institute of Theology & Philosophy, Dublin.
• 2006 Enrolled as student with CIBI.
• 2004 Profession as Third Order Carmelite: The Friars, Aylesford Priory, Kent.
• 1990 Certificate in Humanities in the Primary School: Christchurch College of Higher Education, Canterbury, Kent.
• 1963 Teachers Diploma: Whitelands Teacher Training College, Putney, London.

• 2018 Article for various Carmelite magazines: My Long Academic and Spiritual Journey with CIBI.
• 2018 Article for “Assumpta” magazine: Never Too Late!
• 2010 Article for “Assumpta” magazine: Faith Journey; The Beautiful Gate.
• 2003 Article for “Assumpta” magazine: Why I long to be a Carmelite.
• Article in Mount Carmel Quarterly Review, Vol. 67/4 October- December 2019:
• ‘For the Love of God: The Influence of Saint John of the Cross on St. Therese of Lisieux’, pages 65-71
• Entry in Carmelus, Commentarii, Ab Instituto Carmelitano Editi, Volume Sexagesimum Sextum, Edizioni Carmelitane, 2019:
• ‘Capturing the Beloved’, pages 87-133.

• DC47:  The Spirituality of St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus and of The Holy Face, as revealed through her poetry: using selections from her Poems and Story of a Soul.

• Bachelor of Arts, St Patrick’s College, Maynooth (1990);
• Higher Diploma in Education, St Patrick’s College, Maynooth (1992);
• Bachelor of Divinity, The Milltown Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Dublin, 1999.
• Master of Divinity, The Milltown Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Dublin, 2000.

• Reflections on the Readings for Every Day of the Church’s Year. Dublin: Columba Press, 2011.

• 2008 Post academic course Spiritual Direction Titus Brandsma Institute, Nijmegen
• 1985 M.A. Spirituality Catholic University of Nijmegen, Netherlands

• Weg van Maria, KBS/VBS 2002
• A Journey with Mary, How God Touches our Lives, Manila, 2004
• “Titus Brandsma, a Marian Life” in: Teresa, Rivista Enciklopedika ta’Spiritwalita, Zammit Malta 2011.
• Member of the editorial board of Carmel in the World.

• 1984: BA, University of Queensland, Australia
• 2001: MA in Theology, Washington Theological Union, USA

• “Charism and Conflict: Jerome Gracián and the Order’s Self-Understanding”, Mount Carmel, October- December 2006, pp. 31-38.
• “Fr Jerome Gracian: A Heroic Follower of St Teresa”, Mount Carmel, October – December 2014.

• Doctoral Degree in Theology (PhD), 2003-2007,  St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Co Kildare.
• Master’s Degree in Theology (MTh), 2001-2003, St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Co Kildare.
• Baccalaureate in Theology & Arts (BATh), 1998-2001, St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Co Kildare.
• Professional Diploma in Education (PDE) 2011-2012, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co Kildare

• Forthcoming “God (Titles and Epithets) Christianity” The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception, De Gruyter, 2014.
• Forthcoming “Biblical Literacy: The Irish Situation,” Ways of Knowing, T&T Clark, September 2014.
• “Christian Blogging” Treasures of Irish Christianity 2, Veritas, 2013.
• “Comparative Theology and the Flood Narrative,” Opening Heaven’s Floodgates, Gorgias Press, 2013.
• “The Divine Designations in Biblical Texts: Towards a Hermeneutical Model,” Text, Theology, and Trowel: Recent Research into the Hebrew Bible, Scranton, PA: Scranton Univ Press, 2010.
• “The Influence of Egyptian Throne Names on Isaiah 9:5: A Reassessment in Light of the Divine Designations in the Book of Isaiah,” A Land Like Your Own, Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2010.
• “Rethinking Irish Catholic Identity,” Studying Faith, Practicing Peace, Irish Peace Centres, 2010.

CIBI Modules:

• Induction Module.
• Long Essay Preparation Modules.
• Dissertation Preparation Module.

• 2016 PhD in Theology for a thesis on Elizabeth of the Trinity (London)
• 2009 MA in Christian Spirituality, focusing on the development of the Mystical Tradition until c.1500 (London)
• 2006 Dip HE (through the medium of Gaelic) in Gaelic and Related Studies. Main focus was on the history of the Gàidhealtachd and the early Celtic Church (Sabhal Mòr Ostaig/UHI)
• 1994 MBA (Henley)
• 1975 B Arch (hons) (Edinburgh)

• Is currently a member of the editorial Board for The Faith Companion and is a regular author of articles on Theology and Spirituality for various publications.
• Is a published translator of theological books and articles from French and Spanish. He Is currently working on the translation of the multi volume El Carmelo Teresiano en la historia from Spanish.

• S12: St Elizabeth of the Trinity: A Trinitarian Mystic.
• MTh03: John of the Cross, Mystic, Writer and Thinker
• MTh10: Elizabeth of the Trinity and the Mystical Tradition.

• PhD (2002) National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
• MA Local History (1994) National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
• Hdip Education (1983) St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
• BD (1981) St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
• BA (1978) St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
• Part-time Lecturer in Church History, Milltown Institute of Theology

• Parson, Priest and Master: National Education in Co. Meath, 1824-1841 – Maynooth Studies in Local History 1995
• Dysart in Irish Townlands: Studies in Local History – Paul Connell, Denis Cronin, Brian O’ Dálaigh (eds) 1998
• Castlepollard Fair 1831 in Irish Fairs & Markets: Studies in Local History – Denis Cronin (ed) 2000
• The Diocese of Meath under Bishop John Cantwell 1830-1866. – (Four Courts Press 2004)
• Westmeath v Westmeath in Trouble with the Law: crimes and trials from Ireland’s past. – Liam Clare, Maire Ní Chearbhaill (eds). 2007
• Fr. John Brady in We Remember Maynooth. A College across four Centuries. Savador Ryan, John Paul Sheridan (eds). 2020
• Earley Art cast aside for Russian Splendour at Mullingar Cathedral in The Historian as Detective: Uncovering Irish pasts. Essays in honour of Raymond Gillespie. Terence Dooley, Mary Ann Lyons, Salvador Ryan (eds). 2021
• Westmeath and the Dead of the First World War in Iarmhí. Journal of the Westmeath Archaeological and Historical Society 2022-2023. Seamus O’ Brien (ed)

• H10: Church History: Early and Medieval Period
• H11: Church History: Protestant and Modern Period

• M.A. (Oxon.), S.T.L., Ph.D.
• Member of the Institutum Carmelitanum in Rome and editor of its journal “Carmelus” from 1993-2000.
• He has written numerous articles on early Carmelite history and spirituality.

• Carmel in Britain: v. 3: The Hermits from Mount Carmel. Aylesford: St Albert’s Press, 2004.
• A Medieval History of the Carmelites Written C. 1385 by Ribot, Felip. Aylesford: St Albert’s Press, 2007

  Academic Qualifications and Experience:
• Holds a  license in Church History.
• Holds a Licence in Spirituality.
• Lectured at the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy.
• Lectured in Spirituality and Church History in Ireland, Australia, Nigeria and Singapore.
  Publications:
• General Editor of “The Living Flame” series.
• Occasional contributor to “The Furrow”.

• 2007  Irish Academy of Public Relations, Certificate in Journalism and Print Production
• 2001-2003  St Patrick’s College Maynooth,  Master’s Degree in Theology, specialising in Scripture
• 1998-2001  St Patrick’s College/ National University of Ireland Maynooth.  Baccalaureate in Theology and Arts, Theology, Anthropology, first year English

• 2007  Irish Academy of Public Relations, Certificate in Journalism and Print Production
• 2003  St Patrick’s College Maynooth, Master’s Degree in Theology (Scripture)
• 2001  St Patrick’s College Maynooth, Baccalaureate in Theology & Arts

• 2005-2009: PhD at St. Mary’s University, Twickenham.  The topic was Memory and Journey Symbolism, with the title: CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS, MEMORY AND HOPE, IN THE WRITINGS OF F. OZANAM, B. JOWETT AND F.J. DÖLGER.
• 2000: He moved to London, doing research into relationships between Franciscan teachings and European Culture.
• 1991:Returning to Canterbury he lectured on six full courses of Church History at the Franciscan Study Centre, while also lecturing on ‘The Formulation of  Christian Doctrine,’ ‘Theology  and Literature,’ and ‘Early Christian Writers’ to students in the department of  theology at the University of Kent.
• 1987-1991:He was studying in New York, completing an MA in Historical Theology at the Jesuit University of Fordham with a specialisation in Patristics.
• 1979: He joined the Franciscans of the English Province (Order of Friars Minor), completed a six year seminary course at the Franciscan Study Centre, Canterbury”.
• 1975-1978:He then spent three years as a volunteer in Malawi teaching English language and literature.
• 1971-1974:  BA in Philosophy at the University of Kent at Canterbury.

• 2020: Full Book, Discovering Frederic Ozanam, ready for submission to publisher (90,000 words).
• 2019:Short book, The Art of Franciscan Preaching, submitted in 2017 to Franciscan Heritage Series, CFIT/ESC-OFM, St. Bonaventure University, New York. (30,000 words). Awaiting editorial response.
• 2018: Chapter on ‘St. Bonaventure and Islamic Themes: Possibilities for Dialogue’ in M. Diemling and T.J. Herbst,eds., Interpreting the ‘Spirit of Assisi’ (Canterbury: Franciscan International Study Centre, 2013/ Tau Publishing) pp. 92-126.
• 2017: Articles published in New Blackfriars, The Cord, The Pastoral Review. These included ‘Franciscan Ecumenism’ which appeared in Pastoral Review Sept/Oct 2017.

• R03: St Francis of Assisi and the Franciscan Family Charism.

• 2015: PhD in the Old Testament, School of Mission and Theology, Stavanger
• 2009-2011: Practical-pedagogical education (PPU), University of Stavanger
• 2004: Licentia in Sacra Scriptura, Pontifical Biblical Commission, Rome
• 2002: Baccalaureatus in Sacra Scriptura, Pontifical Biblical Commission, Rome
• 2002: Élève titulaire, École Biblique et Archéologique Française, Jerusalem
• 2002: Education validated as equivalent to cand.theol. by the Faculty of Theology, University of Oslo
• 2001: Bachelor of Divinity, The Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy, Dublin.
• 1997-1998: One-year study of theology, School of Mission and Theology, Stavanger
• 1996-1997: One-year study of philosophy, The Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy, Dublin
• 1996: Course in pastoral care, part-time, University College Stavanger (now University of Stavanger).
• 1995-1996: Courses in medical nursing, University College Stavanger (now University of Stavanger).
• 1994: Examen philosophicum, one semester, University College Stavanger (now University of Stavanger).
• Modern languages: Norwegian (vernacular), English (near native), Italian (fluent), German (reading), French (reading)
• Ancient languages: Biblical Hebrew, New Testament Greek, Biblical Aramaic, Syriac, Akkadian (Old Babylonian), Latin

• Monograph:  Isaiah and Biblical Prophecy. Dublin: The Priory Institute, 2008.
• “Creation in Collision? Isaiah 40-48 and Zoroastrianism, Babylonian Religion and Genesis 1.” Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 13 (2013):1-20, DOI 10.5508/jhs.2013.v13.a8.
• “Barnehagen: Kultur for læring om religioner og livssyn?” In Torill Vist and Marit Alvestad (ed.s), Læringskulturer i barnehagen: Flerfaglige forskningsperspektiver, Oslo: Cappelen Damm Akademisk, 2012, pp. 239-260.

• T01: An Introduction to the New Testament.
• T07: An Introduction to the Old Testament.
• T11: The Synoptic Gospels / Matthew.
• T12: Paul’s Letters.
• T13: The Rebirth of God’s People: The Acts of the Apostles.
• T14: The Prophets.
• T15: The Pentateuch.

• STD (Doctorate in Theology, Gregorian University, Rome) 1989
• BD (St Patrick’s College, Maynooth) 1979
• BSc (National University of Ireland) 1976

• Brave Heart of Jesus: Mel Gibson’s Postmodern Way of the Cross. Dublin: Columba Press, 2004
• The Godless Delusion: Dawkins and the Limits of Human Sight. Oxford and Bern: Peter Lang, 2009
• From Misery to Hope: Encountering God in the Abyss of Suffering. Oxford and Bern: Peter Lang, 2010

• T03: Faith and Revelation
• T16: The Mystery of the Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit

• Author of the modules for the Initial Formation Programme of the Carmelite Third Order (Secular).
• Third Order National Secretary, for the British Province of the Carmelites.

• 1994: Post Grad in Social Work from Glasgow University.
• 1981; BD in Miltown Institute, Dublin.

• DC12: Formation in Carmel (with Heather Ward, Mary of St John OCD and Joseph Mothersill O.Carm.

• 2016   M.A. Carmelite Studies,  York St John University, UK  
• 2011  Diploma in Carmelite Spirituality,  Milltown Institute, Dublin
• 1994  Ph.D.  National University of Ireland 
• 1985 M.Sc.  Trinity College  University of Dublin    
• 1979 B.Agr.Sc.  University College Dublin
• 1975 Senior Certificate in Amenity Horticulture,  National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin   

• Mary Forrest, ‘Ephesus: City of St Paul’, Spirituality, Vol 12 no 66 (2006) 154-156.
• Mary Forrest, ‘Carmelite Explorers’, Carmel in the World, LVI, N.1 (2017).
• Mary Forrest, ‘Among the pots and pans’: St Teresa on Prayer and the Active Life,   Mount Carmel ,  Vol 65/4 (2017) 54-60.
• Mary Forrest, ‘Applying Teresa of Avila’s Counsels on Prayer in the 21^st century’, Carmel in the World, LVII N.2 (2018) 110-117.

• 2016 Heythrop College, University of London, M.Phil.
• 2008 University of London, Heythrop College, M.A. with merit in Christian Spirituality
• 1972 University of Oxford, Lady Spencer-Churchill College of Education, PGCE
• 1971 University of London, King’s College, B.A. in History 1972

• S10: St Thérèse of the Child Jesus as Revealed in her Letters (with Sr. Josephine O’Connell OCD).
• S11: St Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church (with Sr. Josephine O’Connell OCD).
• DC34: Some Themes from the Writings of St Teresa of Avila.
• DC38: Women of Carmel: (with Myra O’Regan, Thérèse Mathieson OCD,  Sr. Thérèse-Marie OCD and Jennifer Moorcroft).

• Michael’s early education was at the Carmelite’s Terenure College, Dublin.
• On completion of his secondary education he joined the Carmelite Order at their house in Kinsale.
• Following ordination he was appointed to Terenure College as a teacher and later to the Carmelite school at Moate.
• In 1970 he was assigned to the Carmelite mission in Zimbabwe, where he served for 42 years.

• 1975-1985: Gregorian University in Rome, Italy.
• Obtained degrees in Philosophy and Theology, a licentiate in Moral Theology and a doctorate in Moral Theology.

• Mysterious God. Blackrock: Columba Press, 2014.
• Authority in the Roman Catholic Church. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2002.
• With Philomena Cullen and Gerard Mannion, Catholic Social Justice: Theological and Practical Explorations. London: Continuum, 2007.
• With Julie Clague and Gerard Mannion, Moral Theology for the Twenty-first Century. London: T&T Clark, 2008.

• 2012: Doctorate in Sacred Theology (Spirituality), Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum), Rome
• 2007: Licentiate in Sacred Theology (Spirituality), Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas, Rome
• 2006: Master of Theology, University of Notre Dame, Australia
• 2005: Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology, Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas, Rome
• 1998: Bachelor of Arts (English Literature and Theology), University of Notre Dame, Australia

• Ruth Burrows – Essential Writings. Modern Spiritual Masters Series. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books (forthcoming).
• The Gospel Mysticism of Ruth Burrows: Going to God with Empty Hands. Foreword by Fr Ronald Rolheiser. Washington, D.C.: ICS Publications (forthcoming).
• ‘Insights into the Mystery of the Trinity from Ruth Burrows.’ The Way (forthcoming).
• ‘Imbuing All With Love.’ Carmelite Digest 23:4 (Winter 2008): 22-34.
• ‘Eavesdropping On A Heavenly Dialogue.’ Carmelite Digest 23:2 (Summer 2008): 33-49.

• MTh11: St Therese of Lisieux, Doctor of the Universal Church.

• Best known as the editor of the bi-monthly Dominican Publications periodical, Spirituality.
• Former Provincial of the Dominicans Community in Ireland.
• He is well-known as a retreat giver and preacher.

• Sylvia has dedicated her life to the education of those with special needs and has been involved with the Nurturing School Project in Hackney, London, and in Zambia, Africa.
• Having gained a Diploma in Pastoral Theology in 1991, her long experience in the field of education had led to her involvement in various national committees and, up until 2008, she taught a postgraduate course at the Institute of Education at the University of London.

• Sylvia has published two books on this subject, as well as a number of studies in Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties: A Peer Revieweed Journal.

• 1991-2003: he was General Superior of the Discalced Carmelite Order and six years President of the Union of General Superiors in Rome,
• He taught courses in Biblical spirituality and scripture in Mexico, Latin America, and Europe.
• 1979-1985: He was Provincial of the Mexican Carmelite Province.
• 1971: He received his Licentiate in Sacred Scripture in Rome at the Pontifical Biblical Institute.
• 1988: His doctorate in Biblical Theology at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá.
• He has published several books of spirituality and religious life.
• He was sent to the Teresean for Theological Studies and after his ordination to the priesthood there on April 29, 1962, he went on to obtain his Licentiate in Theology
• He professed as a Discalced Carmelite in Mexico on October 29, 1955.

• En el invierno eclesial: Luces y sombras de una experiencia.
• Escucha Israel!
• 100 preguntas sobre la Biblia
• Cento temi di vita consacrata. Storia e teologia, spiritualità e diritto

• Currently Master Student in Spirituality at the Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands）
• Editing Research on Jan Pascha’s French text – 2016 （Biblioteque Nationale de France. Paris）
• Spiritual Accompaniment Training – 2015 （ Institut Karol Wojtila. Paris. France）
• Diploma in Carmelite Studies – 2014 （CIBI / Milltown Institute, Dublin. Ireland）
• Theology Bachelor – 2009 （Yaounde Catholic Institute）
• Philosophy Bachelor – 2005 （ Mukasa Philosophy Institute, Yaounde）

• He studies at UCG, Cluain Mhuire, Galway and Marianella, Dublin,
• He completed his postgraduate studies in sacred scripture at the Biblicum in Rome and at the Ecole Biblique in Jerusalem,
• Taught sacred scripture at the Holy Ghost Missionary College, Dublin, St Patrick’s College, Maynooth and several other institutes in the Dublin area.
• He served as academic Dean in Maynooth.

• On retirement from Maynooth, he became editor of Redemptorist Communications, with responsibility for the monthly magazine, Reality and for the oversight of two weekly Sunday bulletins, SoulSpace and Sunday Message.
• Author of  several works on scripture, notably The Three Faces of Christ and How to Read the Bible,
• He is author of The Redemptorists in Ireland (1851 – 2011) and St. Gerard Majella – Rediscovering A Saint .
• He is also editor of one issue annually of Scripture in Church, published by Dominican Publications.

• R01: St. Alphonsus Liguori.

•  2015-16: Studying in Madrid: Spanish language.
• 1995-96:   University of Dublin : Trinity College : The Irish School of Ecumenics: M.Phil. in Ecumenics.
• 1990-95; Milltown Institute Philosophy and Theology Dublin: B.D. in Theology.
• 1990-92: Milltown Institute of Philosophy and Theology, Dublin: Baccelaurate in Philosophy
• 1985-88: B.A.(English and History) The Open University.

• Doctorate in Sacred Scripture from the Biblical Institute, Rome.
• Diploma in Sacred Scripture from the École Biblique de Jérusalem.

• The Carmelite Charism: Exploring the Biblical Roots (Dublin: Veritas, 2004)
• Captive Flames: A Biblical Reading of the Carmelite Saints (Dublin: Veritas, 2005).
• Prayer – The Heart of the Gospels (Dublin: Columba Press, 2008).
• Infinite Horizons: Scripture through Carmelite Eyes (Oxford: Teresian Press, 2013).

• His At the Fountain of Elijah: The Carmelite Tradition, published in 1999, is one of his best-known books.
• 2016: A Stumbling Pilgrim Guided by Indirections, a biography of Father Malachy Lynch (1899-1972), the remarkable Carmelite friar from Ireland who re-established the Order’s presence at Aylesford Priory in Kent.

• Towards Mystical Union’ (St Pauls, 2003, 2013, 2017)
• ‘The Flowering of Contemplation: the Journey to the Centre of the Soul’ (Mount Carmel, Volume 59/1, Jan-March 2011),
• ‘Jung and the Christian Way’ (Vinayasadhana, Vol. 11, No. 1, January 2011)
• ‘The Third Spiritual Alphabet, Guide of St Teresa: A Learning Hidden Deep in the Heart (Mount Carmel, Volume 62/4, Oct-Dec, 2014)

• Dr. Elizabeth A. Mitchell completed her undergraduate studies in English Literature at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, in the United States of America, in 1997.
• Licentiate degree in Institutional Social Communications from the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome, in 2000.
• Doctoral degree in Institutional Social Communications,  the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross, Rome,

• Artist and Image: Artistic Creativity and Personal Formation in the Thought of Edith Stein. Dissertationes: Series de communicatione sociali, 3. Rome: Edusc, 2003.
• “Catholic Education: On the Front Lines of Communicating the Faith. Professional Challenges and Eternal Rewards”, paper delivered at the Fifth Professional Seminar for Church Communications Offices, held in Rome, April 27-29, 2006.

• Catechist for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.
• A Third Order Carmelite and a member of her local Carmelite Spirituality Group.

• Author of God Is All Joy: Life of St. Teresa of the Andes (2009).
• A biography of St Teresa of Jesus of the Andes O.C.D., The Hidden Light: A Life of St Dominic (2013,
• A Catholic Response to the Jehovah’s Witnesses (2014),
• He Is My Heaven: The Life of Elizabeth of the Trinity (2015),
• A biography of Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity O.C.D. and Elizabeth of the Trinity – The Great Carmelite Saint (2017).
• She has also written articles on St Francis of Assisi and St Teresa of Avila

• DC28: St Teresa of the Andes.
• DC38: Women of Carmel, Teresa, Thérèse, Edith Stein and Elizabeth of the Trinity, (with Sheila Grimwood, Myra O’Regan, Thérèse of the Cross OCD and Thérèse-Marie OCD).

• Studied Theology at the Milltown Institute, Dublin.
• Studied Philosophy at the Milltown Institute, Dublin.
• Studied Carmelite studies at the Washington Theological Institute.
• Provincial Delegate to Lay Carmel in Ireland.

• Contributed to articles to Sword magazine.

• Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering), University College Galway, 1977
• Bacc. Phil., The Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy, Dublin, 1983
• Doctorate in Systematic Theology, The Gregorian University, Rome, 1990
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Spirituality, The National University of Ireland, 2009

• What We Believe: Understanding the Faith that We Share with the Saints. Dublin: Veritas, 2010.
• My Soul Shall Be Healed. The New Translation of the Missal. Dublin: Veritas, 2012.
• St Albert of Jerusalem and the Roots of Carmelite Spirituality. Institutum Carmelitanum textus et studia historica carmelitana, 34. Rome: Edizioni Carmelitane, 2012.
• “The Sources in the Earlier Latin Tradition of the References to Salvation in the Carmelite Rule” in The Mystery of Christ in the Fathers of the Church: Essays in Honour of D. Vincent Twomey SVD, edited by Janet E. Rutherford and David Woods (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2012) pp. 179-191.
• “Nourishment for the Human Spirit,” Milltown Studies 69 (2012) 1-35.

• MTh05: Reading St Edit Stein.
• MTh08: The Carmelite Claim to an Elijan Succession.
• T02: The Sacramental Basis of Christian Living.
• T04: The People of God.
• T09: Christology.
• T10: Understanding the Charism of Consecrated Life.
• H02: The Origins of the Carmelite Family.
• H06: The Historical Founders of the Carmelites.
• H07: The History of Female Contemplative Life and Recent Developments.
• S05: Titus Brandsma.
• S09: St Albert of Jerusalem.
• DC25: Titus Brandsma.
• DC35: Female Contemplative Life and Recent Developments.
• DC40: St Albert of Jersusalem.
• Dc42: Who Founded the Carmelites?
• DC43: The Charism of Consecrated Life.

• 2011:  Edge Hill University, AMBDA Qualification.
• 2011:  Middlesex University, National Award for SEN Coordinators .
• 2009: Liverpool International Language Academy, Cambridge CELTA.
• 2005-7: Maryvale Institute Birmingham, MA Pastoral and Educational Studies (Distinct).
• 1996:  Mill Hill Institute,  Certificate in Counselling.
• 1986:  Middlesex Polytechnic, L.R.A.M. Speech and Drama (Teacher) (Distinct).
• 1984-6: Middlesex Polytechnic, Diploma in Drama and Oral Skills (Merit).
• 1983-5 : Arundel & Brighton Youth Service , Advanced Youth Leader’s Training Certificate.
• 1980-1:  St Mary’s Strawberry Hill, Twickenham , P.G.C.E. (Distinction).  Catholic Teachers’ Certificate.
• 1979-80: Istituto Sacro Cuore, Turin, Italy,  Certificate in Catechetics, Mariology, Psychology,  Theology (Italian accreditation).

• 2017 second edition with ICS publications.
  • ELIZABETH OF THE TRINITY: Baptism and the Trinity CD
  • ELIZABETH OF THE TRINITY: Eucharist CD
  • ELIZABETH OF THE TRINITY: Prayer  CD

• 2011: Elizabeth of the Trinity: The Vast Triangled Heart
• 2009: Always Believe in Love, elected Writings of Elizabeth of the Trinity. New City Press first edition. Compiled and introduced by Marian Murphy.

• DC10: Living in God’s Presence.
• DC24: St Elizabeth of the Trinity.

• MA in Christian Spirituality, Heythrop College, University of London. Dissertation St Teresa of Avila.

Academic Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Philosophy (DPhil), Pontifical Gregorian University
• Diploma of Associate (ARIAM), Royal Irish Academy of Music
• Master of Divinity (MDiv), Milltown Institute
• Bachelor of Divinity (BD), Milltown Institute
• Licentiate in Philosophy (LPhil), Milltown Institute
• Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons.) in Philosophy and English, University College Dublin
• Lecturer in Philosophy, Milltown Institute (2006-2008)
• Lecturer in Philosophy, Maynooth University (NUI) (2008 to present)
• Member Irish Philosophical Society
• Member American Catholic Philosophical Association
• Member Societé internationale pour l’étude de la philosophie médiévale (SIEPM)

Publications:

• 2017: A Companion to Richard FitzRalph. Fourteenth-Century Scholar, Bishop, and Polemicist
  Simon F. Nolan and Michael W. Dunne (Ed.). (2017) A Companion to Richard FitzRalph. Fourteenth-Century
• 2017: ‘Augustine in Richard FitzRalph (forthcoming)’
  Simon Nolan (2017) ‘Augustine in Richard FitzRalph (forthcoming)’. Studia Patristica,
• 2015: The Soul and its Operations in the Quaestiones quodlibetales of Gerard of Bologna (d. 1317).
  Simon Nolan (2015) The Soul and its Operations in the Quaestiones quodlibetales of Gerard of Bologna (d. 1317). Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome: Thesis.
• 2013: ‘John Baconthorpe on Soul, Body and Extension’
  Simon Nolan (2013) ‘John Baconthorpe on Soul, Body and Extension’. MAYNOOTH PHILOSOPHICAL PAPERS, 7 .
• 2010: ”The Philosopher Investigates: An Introduction to Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations”
  Simon Nolan (2010) ”The Philosopher Investigates: An Introduction to Wittgenstein’s Philosophical Investigations”. Yearbook of the Irish Philosophical Society, 2010.
• 2008: ‘Teaching and Learning in the Summa theologiae of Gerard of Bologna’
  Simon Nolan (2008) ‘Teaching and Learning in the Summa theologiae of Gerard of Bologna’. MAYNOOTH PHILOSOPHICAL PAPERS, 5 :35-41.
• 1997: ”Moses Maimonides and the Eternity of the World Debate”
  Simon Nolan (1997) ”Moses Maimonides and the Eternity of the World Debate”. MILLTOWN STUDIES, 40.

• 2014:  Diploma in Carmelite Studies. Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland
• 1958-1963: Notre Dame Secondary Commercial School, Liverpool (closed 1965).

• St. Thérèse of Lisieux – A Saint for Today, article in commemorative booklet for visit of Relics, St. Thérèse of Lisieux in Scotland 2019, compiled by Bishops’ Conference of Scotland 2019.*
• Léonie Martin: The Hidden Treasure, article in commemorative booklet for visit of Relics, St. Thérèse of Lisieux in Scotland 2019, compiled by Bishops’ Conference of Scotland 2019.*
• Blessed Titus Brandsma: A Life of Unconditional Love, Article in Carmel in The World, Vol. LVIII (2019) N.1, Editione Carmelitane, Roma.
• The Place of Mary in Carmelite Spirituality, Article in Carmel in The World, Vol. LVII (2018) N.2, Editione Carmelitane, Roma.
• St. Teresa of Avila: Her Life and Teaching (Dysart Carmel booklet) 24 pages, 2014.
• Saints of Carmel (Dysart Carmel booklet) 28 pages, 2011.
• Mary in My Life: Reflections based on the Encyclical Letter ‘Redemptoris Mater’ of Pope John Paul II (Liverpool Carmel booklet) 24 pages, 1987.

• S10: St Thérèse of the Child Jesus as Revealed in her letters (with Sheila Grimwood).
• S11: St Teresa of Avila, Doctor of Prayer (with Sheila Grimwood).

• BA (1st class hons) in English Literature & Language, Liverpool University,

•  ‘Singing the psalms daily’ for Church Music Quarterly,2014.  and Review of ‘Jerome Gratian, St Teresa of Avila’s Friend’ by Carlos Ros,

• 2015; Diploma in Carmelite Studies. The Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland. Accredited by the Milltown Institute.
• 1980: Entered Carmel, Benoni, South Africa.

• DC38: Women of Carmel, Teresa, Thérèse, Edith and Elizabeth (with Sheila Grimwood, Jennifer Moorcroft,  Thérése-Marie OCD and Myra O’Regan).

• 2017 present: Novice Mistress.
• President of the Association of British Carmels.
• 1985-1994, 1997-2003,2009-2015: Prioress of Monastery.
• 1962:Entered Carmel.
• Completed Secondary School.

• Upon this Mountain: Prayer in the Carmelite Tradition. Oxford, Teresian Press 2009

• DC09: Prayer in the Carmelite Tradition (with Mary St Philip OCD).

• 2017:Certificate in Spirituality ( Contemplative Life).
• 2013: Diploma in Carmelite Studies, CIBI accredited by Milltown Institute, Dublin.
• 1981: NCEA Diploma in Development Studies. NCEA Development Studies Centre, Kimmage Manor, Dublin.
• 1983: Enter Carmel.
• 1996: Registered Midwife, National Maternity Hospital – School of Nursing, Dublin.
• 1975: Registered General Nurse, Jervis Street School of Nursing, Dublin.

• DC38: Women in Carmel.

• B.A  Honours degree in English at  Cambridge   1962

• Elizabeth Thompson, Carmelite (biography of the  first Prioress  at Notting Hill Carmel, 1878).  Published by Shield Crest 2013

• DC09: Prayer in the Carmelite Tradition (with Mary St Joseph  OCD).

• 2013: Diploma in Spirituality (Carmelite Studies), Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland, accredited by the Milltown Institute of Philosophy and Theology.
• 1974: Cambridge Certificate in Religious Knowledge (University of Cambridge)(6 papers:  The Religion of Israel to 587 BC; Jewish Religion and Literature from 587 BC to   the Death of Herod the Great;  The Four Gospels; The Apostolic Church; Doctrines of the Christian Faith and their Biblical Foundation; Modern Church History.)
• 1971-74: Lincoln Theological College. Attended lectures on Old Testament; New Testament; Doctrine; Liturgy and Worship; Pastoral Studies; Church History; Documents of Vatican II; Occasional Lectures on a wide range of subjects.

• St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Hampton Carmel Booklet) 32 Pages, 2009.
• St. Teresa of the Andes (Hampton Carmel Booklet) 32 Pages,2010.
• St John of the Cross CIBI Initial level module, DC 36, 2014.

• S08: Sts Louis and Zélie Martin.
• DC36: St John of the Cross.

• DC15: St Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church.

• 1983: Doctorate Systematic Theology, Gregorian University, Rome.
• 1963: BD Theology, Milltown Institute, Dublin.
• 1959: MA English, University College, Dublin.
• 1958: BA English, University College, Dublin.

• Ecclesia: A Theological Encyclopedia of the Church (Collegeville: The Liturgical Press – Glazier, 1996). Pp. xxii + 520. 28×22 cm. ISBN 0-8146-5832-6. Spanish tr. 2001.
• Love in the Heart of the Church: The Mission of Thérèse of Lisieux]. Dublin: Veritas, 1997. Pp. 256. 21 x 14 cm. ISBN 1- 85390-39- 4.  Italian tr. 2001.
• With J. Groden, six volumes of Assemblies and resources for schools : McCrimmons, from 2001.
• Prayer: Insights from St Thérèse of Lisieux (Dublin: Veritas, 2001).
• Worship, Prayer and Ritual. Into the Classroom: Religious Education in the Leaving Certificate. Dublin: Veritas, 2004.  Pp. 218,  21x14cm. ISBN 1-85390-776-6.

• MTh06: Carmelite Marian Mystics (with Sanny Bruijns).
• H03: Figures of Inspiration: Mary and Elijah.
• S01: St Teresa of Avila.
• DC04: Mary in the Carmelite Tradition.

• Theology: Teresianum, Rome
• Theology: Milltown  Institute, Dublin
• Philosophy: Boars Hill, Oxford

• Several articles in Mount Carmel Magazine.

• DC27 St Thérèse of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church.

• 1971 BA  Hebrew, Hellenistic Greek & Aramaic  NUI
• 1975 STL (Biblical Theology specialisation)  Milltown Institute
• 1978 LSS  Pontifical Biblical Institute
• 1994 Dip Psych  NUI
• 1982 Spiritual Direction Qualification;  SJ Manresa House

• Regular contributor of  homiletic material to Scripture in Church.
• Reviewer for the booklist of the Journal for New Testament Studies
• Articles (Trial Narrative, Pontius Pilate, Disciples, Wine) in  Luis Deiz Merino,
• Robin Ryan, Adolfo Lippi,  Diccionario della Pasion,  Madrid, Ediciones San Pablo, 2015

• 1989: PhD in Spiritual Theology, Gregorian University, Rome. (thesis title, God hears the Cry of the Poor. was published as a university publication).
• 1979: HDip in Education,  Dublin University.

• S03: Mary Magdalene de’Pazzi.
• DC03: Elijah in the Carmelite Tradition.
• DC39: Carmelite Commitment to Justice and Peace.
• DC41: Liturgy in the Carmelite Tradition

• 1994-1998: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD); Historical Theology;  The Christian Academy of Theology in Warsaw, Poland.Dissertation: Parishes of the Deanery of Lelow (the Diocese of Krakow) During the Time of the Reformation in the 16^th Century.
• 2006-2008; Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L) – First Class Honours; Spiritual Theology; Pontifical Athenaeum at the Milltown Institute of Philosophy and Theology in Dublin, Ireland. Dissertation: Spirituality of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Concept of Christianity without Religion.
• 2004-2006;  Master of Arts in Spirituality – First Class Honours; The National University of Ireland – Milltown Institute of Philosophy and Theology in Dublin, Ireland. Dissertation: From the Ministry of War to the Ministry of Love and Compassion – Spirituality of Saint Raphael Kalinowski, OCD.
• 1987-1988;  Master of Theology in the Church History – First Class Honours,  The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland. Dissertation: The History of the Parish in Zloty Potok from the 10^th Century to the 18^th Century.
• 2009;  Diploma in Chaplaincy;  Clinical Pastoral Education at St. Vincent University Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. (3 units of pastoral and spiritual care and chaplaincy training).
• 1983-1987;  B.Th.: The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland.

• Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland, Dublin; 2008 – 2015. Position and responsibilities: Member of the Academic and Executive Boards and Tutor.
• Christian Academy of Theology in Warsaw, Poland; 1999 – 2000

• Academic Teacher and Lecturer of Protestant Theology;
• Author of academic articles on Theology and Church History.
• The Qualification Board for Teachers of the Ministry of Education in Poland
• 1999 – 2000  Chairman of the Qualification Board for Teachers in the Province of Radom.

• The Psychological Portrait of the Reformer: Martin Luther  in “The Way – A Review of Christian Spirituality Published by the British Jesuits”, October 2017.
• A Reform to Heal the Wounds of Reformation: Teresa of Avila and Church Unity in “Mount Carmel – A Review of the Carmelite Spiritual Life”, January – March 2016.

CIBI Modules:

• DC19: St Raphael Kalinowski.
• DC29: Edith Stein: Spirituality of the Cross and the Holocaust Experience.

• Trinity College Dublin, Associate Professor, Statistics.

• McGarvey, CM, O’Regan, M, Cryan, J, Treacy, A, Hamilton, K, Devaney, D, Matthews, T, Sudden unexplained death in childhood (1-4 years) in Ireland: an epidemiological profile and comparison with SIDS, ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD, 97, (8), 2012, p692-697Journal Article, 2012
• Quinn, A, O’Regan, M, Horgan, F, Psychometric evaluation of the functional walking test for children with cerebral palsy, DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION, 33, (25-26), 2011, p2397-2403Journal Article, 2011
• Horgan, NF, O’Regan, M, Cunningham, CJ, Finn, AM, Recovery after stroke: a 1-year profile, DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION, 31, (10), 2009, p831-839Journal Article, 2009

• DC38: Women in Carmel, Theresa, Threrese, Edith Stein and Elizabeth of the Trinity. (With Sheila Grimwood, Therese Mathieson OCD, Therese-Marie OCD and Jennifer Moorcroft)

• 1969: BA Honours in Spanish and French, University of Nottingham.
• 1972: PhD, University of Nottingham.

• Jorge de Montemayor, Omelías sobre Miserere mei Deus, edited with an introduction and notes by Terence O’Reilly (Durham: University of Durham, 2000).
• Adrien Gambart’s Emblem Book. The Life of St Francis de Sales in Symbols, by Elisabeth Stopp, edited by Terence O’Reilly (Philadelphia: St Joseph’s University Press, 2006).
• Golden-Age Essays in Commemoration of A.A. Parker, edited by Terence O’Reilly and Jeremy Robbins, Bulletin of Spanish Studies 85.6 (September 2008).
• The Bible in the Literary Imagination of the Spanish Golden Age. Images and Texts from Columbus to Velázquez (Philadelphia: St Joseph’s University Press, 2010).
• Essays on Góngora’s Polifemo and Soledades, edited by Terence O’Reilly and Jeremy Robbins, Bulletin of Spanish Studies 90.1 (January 2013).

• MTh07: Reading St Teresa of Avila.

John is a module corrector for the Carmelite Institute of Britain and Ireland. He is also a graduate of CIBI, having completed his Masters in Theology (Carmelite Studies).

Academic Education:

• 2016  M.A. (Merit) Carmelite Studies York St. John University, UK.  Dissertation: “Elizabeth of the Trinity’s treatment of Divine Indwelling and Transformation in John of the Cross, as presented by Max Huot de Longchamp and Jean Rémy”
• 2011  Diploma in Carmelite Spirituality,  Milltown Institute, Dublin
• 1984  M.A. (Jure Oficii) Trinity College Dublin (University of Dublin)
• 1981 Ph.D. National University of Ireland (U.C.D.) – Theoretical Solid State Physics & Chemistry
• 1977 Awarded Hugh Ryan Memorial Medal (U.C.D.)
• 1976 B. Sc. National University of Ireland (U.C.D.) – Chemistry & Mathematics

• Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin (1981 – present)
• Lecturer in Quantum Chemistry, University College Dublin (1979 – 1980)
• Professional Qualification: Member of the Institute of Chemistry in Ireland

• PhD: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1996);
• MA: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1986);
• B.D.: Maynooth Pontifical University (1979)

• A chapter in With Wisdom Seeking God, ed. Una Agnew, Leuven: Peeters Press, 2008.

• MTh01: The History of Christian Spirituality.
• MTh04: Contemporary Spiritualities.

• MEd Duquesne University, Pitts, PA, USA
• MA LaSalle University, Phila, PA, USA
• MA Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, USA
• MA Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana, USA

• (with Richard Rohr), Praying With Therese of Lisieux (Companions for the Journey). Word Among Us Press, 2000.
• Everything is Grace: The Life and Way of Therese of Lisieux. Word Among Us Press, 2007.
• (with Benedict J. Groeschel), Praying Our Experiences: An Invitation to Open Our Lives to God. Word Among Us Press, 2008.
• Walking the Little Way of Therese of Lisieux: Discovering the Path of Love. Word Among Us Press, 2012.

• Holds a license in Scripture,
• Lectured at the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy.
• Former Dean of Theology at the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy.

• Having studied French and Spanish in UCD, Oonagh Twomey worked with the Legion of Mary in Wales and Ireland before becoming a Legion of Mary Envow in Spanish-speaking South America (Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Equador).
• She has been a member of the OCDS Community at Avila, in Dublin, for many years and, using her skills in Spanish translation.
• She has translated some of the material that is now available as part of the CIBI programmes.

• Translated module DC23: The OCD Charism in the 20th  Century.

• PhD in Mystical Theology (Durham)
• MA in Integrative Psychotherapy (Middlesex)
• MTh in Philosophical Theology (London)
• MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Oxon)
• Professor, Reader and Senior Lecturer in Pastoral Theology and Spirituality at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London 2006 – present;

• Tyler, P.M. and E. Howells (ed), Teresa of Avila: Mystical Theology and Spirituality in the Carmelite Tradition. London: Routledge, 2016
• Tyler, P.M., The Pursuit of the Soul: Psychoanalysis, Soul-making and the Christian Tradition. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 2016
• Tyler, P.M., Picturing the Soul: Revisioning Psychotherapy and Spiritual Direction. Bangalore: Dharmaram, 2014
• Tyler, P.M., Teresa of Avila: Doctor of the Soul. London: Bloomsbury, 2013

• B.A. (Hons) First Class (English Studies) at the University of Nottingham, including the Cooper Prize (Exhibition) for the best results in Part One examinations.
• Ph.D. (Victorian Literature and theology) at the University of Nottingham, 1982
• M.Ed. in Religious Education & Catechesis, with Distinction, at the Maryvale Institute, Birmingham, 1998

• “Happy are those who are called to his Supper”, introducing boys to the nuptial dimension of Holy Communion, The Sower, December, 2000.
• “Metaphor in theology: a response to Prof Leukel-Schmidt” – in The Scandalous Prophet – The Way of Mission after Newbigin, ed. Foust, Hunsberger, Kirk & Ustorf, Eerdmans, 2001. (Papers from the Newbigin Colloquium, Birmingham, 1999)
• “Earth’s crammed with Heaven: the sacramental imagination of George MacDonald”, Chesterton Review, April 2001.
• Christian Tradition in English Literature: Poetry, Plays & Short Prose, ed Paul Cavill, Heather Ward et al, Zondervan, 2007.

• S02: St. John of the Cross, Carmelite, mystic and poet.
• S06: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity. (with Marian Murphy)
• S13: The Impact of God-a reading-guide to St. John of the Cross.
• DC07: The Carmelite School of Spirituality, Teresian prospective, (with Philip Nelson)
• DC11: Madam Acarie (Blessed Mary of the Incarnation).
• DC12: Formation in Carmel, (with Sr Mary St. John, Liam Finnerty,  Joseph Mothersill)
• DC20:Jacques de Jésus-Au Revoire les enfant.
• DC31: Carmel in Britain and Ireland, the beginning.
• DC32: The Third/Secular Orders from 1900 (with Monica O’Neill, Johan Bergstrom-Allen.