The PrayerPod

Br Michael Herry FMS is a Marist brother and pastoral musician living in Melbourne.

Liz Wake is a youth minister for the Marist young adult ministry based in Melbourne

Bec Bromhead is a Canberra (Queanbeyan) woman living in Johannesburg, South Africa, working on a refugee education program.

Fr John Ryan is a retired priest from the Diocese of Sandhurst who has spent his life working in formation.

Anna Krohn is a writer, women's advocate, bioethicist. She is an academic skills adviser at Australian Catholic University.

Phyllis Zagano is a professor and author of more than 10 books. She has a passion for the study of the diaconate involving women in the Catholic Church.

Matthew Howard is the Communications Officer for the Redemptorists of Australia and Oceania. He is the international marketing director for the app Bread4today

Bishop Vincent Long OFMConv is the newly-appointed bishop of Parramatta.

Matthew Price is a Catholic graphic designer and father of seven who lives in Melbourne

is the disability projects officer for the Catholic bishops of Australia and executive secretary for the commission for aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders. She is a mother of four children with varying disabilities.

Julie Edwards is the CEO of Jesuit Social Services who is passionate about addressing marginalisation in Australian society

Samuel Dariol is the coordinator of the Catholic Alliance for People Seeking Asylum (CAPSA)

David Haas is a liturgical composer with a career spanning more than 30 years as an educator, formator, composer and workshop presenter.

Vicky Burrows is the Director of Aboriginal Catholic Ministry in Perth and a passionate advocate for asylum seekers and refugees

Kirby Heath is a school teacher who works in Katherine in the Northern Territory

Lucas Patchett is one of the co-founders (with Nick Marchesi) of Orange Sky Laundry and one of the young Australians of the Year

Bill McGarvey is a communications professional who has worked extensively with religious organisations. He is one of the co-founders of Bustedhalo.com, and writes for America magazine. He is also a musician.

Gemma Sisia is the Australian founder of the School of St Jude in Tanzania. Dorice is one of the first graduating students who is planning to study medicine. The School of St Jude aims to fight poverty through education. This interview was conducted in their visit to Australia in 2016. #PrayerPod

Dr Moi Byrne Garton is a policy analyst, writer, Catholic and mother of four living in Canberra

Deb Kent is Head of College and CEO of Sentir