22. Angela Marquis - 8 August 2021

Feast of St Mary of the Cross - Mt 6:25-34 -

Angela is the Liturgist at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hobart. She studied teaching after completing a BA in English and Philosophy. Her undergraduate Honours Thesis was entitled, A Theopoetics of Feminist Faith. Angela has taught in primary schools throughout Southern Tasmania and in an Indigenous Community in the Tiwi Islands, where she completed a Grad Cert in religious education.

Currently in the final year of a Masters of Theology, Angela’s focus throughout has been on the silenced female voice in major Monotheistic religions, and interfaith dialogue. Angela was part of the liturgy team for BBI-TAITE's recent conference, Women As Church, and her paper presented at that conference, She who was: Scriptural linguistics and the absent image of God, was recently published in the Pastoral Liturgy Journal https://researchonline.nd.edu.au/pastoral-liturgy/

Angela works as the chaplain in a local primary school whilst continuing her study part-time. She enjoys rock climbing and long leisurely beach walks with her husband and four-legged daughter.