She is a member of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary, a Roman Catholic religious order dedicated to teaching and service to the poor.
[1] Founded by the venerable Nano Nagle, who was dedicated to educating poor children in Ireland, the Sisters of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary is a Roman Catholic order for women with a focus on teaching in primary and secondary schools.
She attended the Australian Catholic University, studying with the biblical scholar Francis J. Moloney, an expert in Johannine literature.
[5] After gaining her degree, she taught biblical studies at the Australian Catholic University for over twenty years; by 2013 she was an associate professor.
[8] Since 2014, she has taught New Testament studies at Yarra Theological Union, located in Box Hill, Victoria, which is part of the University of Divinity in Australia.
She argues that the concept of "the household of God" is a key theme within the fourth gospel, one that is used intentionally to identify the new Johannine community.
[19][20][21] Volume 1, "John 1-10", received an honourable mention in the Catholic Media Association (USA) awards in the Scripture:Academic Studies category.