“I always had an interest in the study of theology and found that ACU was a best fit for me being a national university with highly regarded professionals in the field. It is one of few Australian universities with a dedicated School of Theology and Philosophy! 

“While boasting a large scale, well-regarded tertiary institute, ACU for me also has a big high-school feel to it. The lecturers learn to know you, you develop a rapport with your peers, and the sense of familiarity that resonates in the place, enables a fruitful and more meaningful experience in your academic journey. I was not just a number, a student out of thousands – but a person with interests and abilities.”

Dr Maeve Louise Heaney is Director of Theological Formation for Ministry in the Faculty of Theology and Philosophy. As a theologian, musician and composer, she interweaves the fields of theological aesthetics, spirituality and the arts.

Dr Heaney is a consecrated missionary of a Catholic Institute for Consecrated Life, the Verbum Dei Missionary Fraternity. She completed her Bachelor in Theology at the Instituto Teológico San Pablo Apóstol in Madrid, affiliated to the Pontifical Urbanian University, and her licentiate and doctorate at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.