John E RyanJohn Ryan is a priest of the Diocese of Sandhurst. He pursued post graduate studies in Pastoral Theology in Rome from 1970 to 1972 and in Spirituality in St Louis, USA from 1972 to 1974. In 1977 he helped establish the Educational Centre for Christia Spirituality and in 1982 he founded the St Peter Centre for Clergy Education which lead to the introduction in Australia of the Ministry to Priests and Ministry to Religious Programs and later the Catholic Institute for Ministry. In 1995 he worked as a counsellor in the Archdiocesan Office of Centacare and in 1999 helped establish the Humanita Foundation, an Australian Foundation for Integrated Christian Living whose aim was to stimulate renewal in the Church's understanding of human development and sexuality. Since retirement, John now lives in Canberra. Read More Read Less