Advent Series 25 November – 16 December 2025

Dr Mary Reaburn NDS
Mary teaches Wisdom Literature and Psalms. She is a Sister of Our Lady of Sion and has a deep respect for the literature we call the Old Testament or First Testament and for Jewish and Christian interpretation of these texts. She has also taught at Holy Trinity Theological College in Harare, Zimbabwe. Mary is member of the Council of the Australian Bishops’ Conference for Christian Unity and Inter-religious Dialogue and on the Ecumenical and Interfaith Commission of the Melbourne Archdiocese. She is particularly involved in Jewish-Christian and Jewish-Catholic relations.

Dr Chris Monaghan CP
Chris is a Passionist who studied at YTU and then at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome and Jerusalem. Since 1987 he has been lecturing at YTU in both Old and New Testament. The major focus of his teaching throughout these years has been Matthew, Luke-Acts and the letters of Paul.

Br Dr Paul Creevey
Paul is a Marist Brother who completed his PhD in Scripture, majoring in John’s Gospel, at KU Leuven in Belgium. He also completed his STL in Systematic Theology with a thesis on a Pastoral Framework on Grace from the writings of Pope Francis. Paul lives at Marist House in Fitzroy, a community that provides accommodation for young people doing full-time study in Melbourne. Paul lectures in Biblical Studies and Biblical Languages, as well as Systematic Theology at both Yarra Theological College and Catholic Theological College, both Colleges are part of the Melbourne University of Divinity. Paul’s most recent book is entitled:  In the Garden There Was a New Tomb: A Reading of John 19:38-20:29