Clare V. Johnson is Senior Lecturer in Sacramental Theology and Liturgical Studies at Australian Catholic University, Strathfield NSW. Clare has a B.Mus (Hons) from the University of Melbourne, a B. Theol (Hons) from the Melbourne College of Divinity, an M.A. Theol from Catholic Theological College at Chicago and a Ph.D. (Liturgical Studies) from The University of Notre Dame (Indiana).