Authors


Margaret Smith sgs
Margaret Smith sgs

is as Sister of the Good Samaritan of the Order of St Benedict. Margaret has long teaching experience in schools and, in more recent years has attained higher degrees in liturgy (MA Liturgical Studies, Catholic University of America and Doctor of Ministry [D Min] from Catholic Theological Union, Chicago). Her expertise in pastoral liturgy is widely recognised throughout Australia through her teaching, workshops, seminars and writing. Margaret resides in Melbourne.

Margaret is responsible for the adaptation and rearrangement of the United States publication Children’s Daily Prayer. In the preparation of Children’s Daily Prayer Under the Southern Cross she is responsible for the composition and insertion of material specific to Australia and New Zealand and other original prayers.

 

 

 

Elizabeth McMahon Jeep

Elizabeth McMahon Jeep

 is associate director of the Siena Center of Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois.   Center programs examine important issues of the relationship of faith and culture in the contemporary world.   She writes and lectures in areas of religious education, liturgy and developmental psychology, and specializes in ministry to children.   Elizabeth teaches locally at Dominican University, Loyola University's Institute for Pastoral Studies, Catholic Theological Union and St. Xavier University, and is a consultant for parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Mrs. Jeep was the founding author of the annual Children's Daily Prayer used nationally in Catholic schools and religious education programs.   It is now available in an Australian version, Children's Daily Prayer  Under the Southern Cross.

  Long active in ecumenical and interfaith dialogue, Elizabeth is presently a member of the Catholic - Muslim Dialogue co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago. She is also a charter member of the Chicago Coalition for Interreligious Learning: Catholics, Jews, Muslims Working Together. 

Elizabeth Jeep has an MA from The Catholic University of America and a PhD from Chicago Theological Seminary.
emjeep@dom.edu