Catherine Mary MacSorley (5 October 1848 – 26 January 1929) was an Irish writer.
She was born at 94 Ranelagh Road, Dublin, eldest daughter of Catherine and Rev.
John James MacSorley (1809-1884), rector of St. Peter's Church, Aungier St., Dublin.
Many of her books were published by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK).
[1][2] She wrote the hymn, "We thank Thee, O our Father" ("Praise to God"), in 1890 for the children of Saint Peter’s School in nearby Camden Row.