Dr. Gerard O’Shea

Dr. Gerard O’Shea is director of Mission and Religious Education for the Diocese of Wilcannia-Forbes. He is also professor of Religious Education at the University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney campus. Dr. O’Shea’s recent book, Educating in Christ, has been well received in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. His own parent resource, As I Have Loved You, helps parents train their children in a Catholic vision of sexuality. Dr. O’Shea and his wife, Anne, served a five-year term as president couple for the National Association of Catholic Families (2003-2007). They have 5 children and 10 grandchildren.