Sr Bríd Liston, fcj, MDiv, MTh

Director of Pastoral Theology - Pontifical University

Tel: +353 (0)1 708 6229
E-mail: brid.liston[at]spcm.ie

Office Location: Room 19, Dunboyne House

Office Hours:
Mondays and Tuesdays, 2 — 4pm
Wednesdays, 9.00 — 10.30 am

Biography:
Religious sister of the congregation: Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ). Undergraduate and postgraduate studies in University College Dublin (B.A., H.Dip Ed ). Postgraduate studies in Loyola University Chicago (M Div) and St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, (MTh). Catechist: FCJ Secondary School, Bunclody, Co Wexford, (1979-1986), Deansrath Community College, Clondalkin, Dublin, (1986-1993). Resource Person, Parish Development and Renewal, Archdiocese of Dublin (1995-1999). Chaplain, NUI Maynooth, (1999-2004). FCJ Tertian Director, Kent (2004-2005). Director of Pastoral Theology, St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, (2004-present). Member; British and Irish Association of Practical Theology (BIAPT); Pastoral Training Institutions Network, Ireland; Irish and British Formation for Ministry (Catholic) Network; Irish Commission for Liturgy.

Research Interests:

• Formation for Ministry in a Post-modern Society
• Lay leadership in the Christian Community
• Theology of Ministry in the writings of Edward Schillebeeckx and Kenan B. Osborne.
  

Select Publications:

• Sacred Places and Pilgrimage in the Archdiocese of Dublin, Dublin: Veritas, 2000
• Pilgrim’s Handbook, Dublin, Columba, 2000

Current Research:

• Theological Reflection as a means of integrating theory and practice in formation for ministry.
• The role of learning theories in ministry formation.
• The integration of pastoral placement education and theology in the formation for ministry process as a preparation for leadership in ministry.
• Resources for Pastoral and Practical Theology (Catholic Tradition).
  

Courses

• Foundations in Pastoral Theology
• The Chaplain as Minister
• Faith and Contemporary Culture
• Theological Reflection
  

Links and Other Interests

• Pastoral Theology — the integration of theory and practice
• Leadership in Ministry — lay and ordained—in the Irish Church