Mary Cresp

Mary Cresp is a Sister of St Joseph from South Australia. Having ministered in teaching and pastoral roles, she gained a Masters in Theology and Spirituality and taught at the Adelaide College of Divinity. Since then she has served as Congregational Leader for the Sisters of St Joseph, Vice-president then Executive Director of the Conference of Australian Religious, Congregational Leader for the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration and Councillor for the Josephite CentreWest Region. Since 1986 she...See more

Mary Cresp is a Sister of St Joseph from South Australia. Having ministered in teaching and pastoral roles, she gained a Masters in Theology and Spirituality and taught at the Adelaide College of Divinity. Since then she has served as Congregational Leader for the Sisters of St Joseph, Vice-president then Executive Director of the Conference of Australian Religious, Congregational Leader for the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration and Councillor for the Josephite CentreWest Region. Since 1986 she has been a member of the Australian Lutheran/Catholic Dialogue and has held leadership positions for local and national Associations of Spiritual Directors. Books she has written include Choosing Life (co-authored 2001), In the Spirit of Joseph (2005), Villa Maria (2009), Prayer-Chats with Julian (2010), In Her Footsteps (2012) and God's Good Time: Sisters of St Joseph in Ministry with Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (2013). See less