Michael Morwood has over 30 years experience in retreat, education, parish and youth ministries in Australia. Since 1990 he has worked in adult faith formation in almost every diocese of Australia. He is interested in helping Christians examine what they believe and why they believe it, what they imagine and why they imagine the way they do. He is interested in helping Christians articulate faith in Jesus in ways that resonate with contemporary understanding of our place in the universe.
Michael was a member of of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart for 38 years, 29 years in priestly ministry. He has an MA in Pastoral Ministry from Boston Collegfe. Following the banning of his book, Tomorrow's Catholic" and his silencing by Archbishop George Pell in Melbourne in 1998, Michael resigned from religious life and priestly ministry. He married Maria Kelly in March 2000.
Michael is the author of:
"Tomorrow's Catholic. Understanding God and Jesus in a New Millennium" (Twenty-Third Publications)
"Is Jesus God? Finding Our Faith" (Crossroad)
"God is Near. Trusting Our Faith" (Crossroad)
"Praying a New Story" (Orbis)
"From Sand to Solid Ground" (Crossroad)
"Children Praying a New Story. A Resource for Parents, Grandparents and Teachers."
(Kelmor Publications)
