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Sister Patricia Eugene Galileo, OC
Sister Pat was born in northwestern Ontario, Canada and graduated from
McGill University
 in
Montreal, Quebec as a physical therapist. After the death of her first
husband, she came to live in the United States, moving with her four
children to Phoenix, Arizona. During the course of her career, she has
moved around the country, finally returning to Mesa, Arizona in 1999.
Sister was ordained an independent Catholic priest in May, 2000 and was
incardinated into the Church of Antioch in December, 2000. Sr. Pat
currently works as a physical therapist in a nursing home in Payson,
Arizona and is the Dean of the Northern Deanery of the Diocese of
Arizona for the Catholic Church of Antioch. Sister Pat professed first
vows in May of 2002 and is attached to Sophia House. Sr. Pat serves as
the Secretary for the Order.
Brother M. Guadalupe Hardin, OC
Brother M. Guadalupe was born and raised in Dodge City, KS. Raised
a devout Roman Catholic, he served over 9 years in Religious Life, most
notably as a Franciscan Brother.
 He
has been involved with the Maronite Rite, but now is a member of the
Episcopal Church. He feels called to a Healing Apostolate in all its
forms, and works full time as a X-Ray Technologist and Medical
Assistant.
Brother professed First Vows at the Order's General Assembly of May,
2003. He resides at Caritas House in Wichita KS with his cat, Domenic.
Brother M. Guadalupe is thankful to God for having been led to the
Ecumenical Order of Charity and feels very blessed to share the journey
with his fellow Companions.
Brother Dennis McCoubrey OC
 Brother Dennis was born in
1946 at the beginning of the “baby boomers” era. He was raised in
Detroit when there were distinct ethnic neighborhoods and when life was
good. It was a time when a “good respectable kid” could skip school, go
downtown and catch a movie without fear.
In 1968 Brother Dennis entered St Lawrence Seminary in Mt Calvary, WI.
The seminary was run by the Capuchins and provided the exposure needed
to realize that at the ripe old age of 21 we could actually change the
world and bring an unjust war to a just end.
Reality set in and Brother Dennis married and fathered 4 adorable
children. Raising them was a continuous job and still is for that
matter. In 1992 he acquired a new best friend/sister in the form of his
former wife. Although divorced they have been able to create a bond that
serves them and the children well.
In May of 2008 Brother Dennis entered his novitiate year with the Order
of Charity and subsequently professed his first vows during the May 2009
General Assembly. Brother Dennis completed his seminary studies through
Sophia Divinity School and was ordained to the priesthood in 2009. He
currently serves as pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church of
Antioch in Phoenix AZ.
Sister
Kathryn Scarsdale
 Sister Kathyrn considers
herself a Progressive Christian who looks at ecumenical relationships as
the hope of the future. Having grown up Southern Baptist and then spending
thirty years in the Episcopal Church, her religious background has been
exciting. She has seen big changes in these two religious bodies,
experiencing the best and worst of religion and learning much. Sister
Kathryn is a seeker who has spent years studying the Bible, church
history, theology as well as the writings of contemporary authors on
biblical history and theology. She has taught, mentored, and served as a
chaplain in hospital, nursing home and to hospice patients.
Sister Kathryn lives in Harrison, Arkansas with her husband Mike, three
cats and a Black Lab. She and Mike have two adult sons. Her career work is
now part time in a business where for the past twenty three years she has
been Vice President in charge of sales. Her work experience led her into
vocational technical education leadership as a state board member on the
Arkansas Workforce Education Board. She has also worked with
apprenticeship, shadowing, plant tours and Leaders in Industry programs.
Sr. Kathryn entered the Order’s Formation Program as a postulant during
the May 2008 General Assembly and began her novitiate during the May 2010
General Assembly.
Sharon Konrad
Sharon was born in the state of
Queensland in Australia in 1949 and grew up in a thriving
small sugar town. She was educated by the Sisters of Mercy all through
Primary School, High School and her first four years of Nurse Training
to become a Registered Nurse. Sharon went on to train as a Midwife in
Melbourne and found she had discovered her place in Nursing in working
with mothers and babies. Sharon continued on to England for a working
holiday and completed her District Nursing Midwifery there as there was
no such thing in Australia. After 2 years abroad she returned home and
then soon after did her Maternal and Child Health Community Training.
Mothers and babies has been the career path that Sharon has loved over
many years and she is passionate about society putting all it can into
building nurturing resilient families.
Sharon married and has 2 birth
children, a son and a daughter, both now adults. She also is mother to
two stepsons, who are married with children, so she is now also a
grandmother. Sharon feel blessed in having a very close connected
family, and though now separated from her husband, they remain married
and keep in touch weekly.
Over the years Sharon has worked in
Hospital Visiting and taking Communion to the sick and with St. Vincent
de Paul as well as being very involved in other areas in the
School/Parish Communities. She retired early from her work due to a
chronic health condition and now does some Hospital Visiting as well as
taking calls from people dealing with chronic health conditions. Sharon
finds she does not have to go looking for things to do as The Almighty
has a way of sending things her way as The Almighty sees fit, and she
finds family life still a fulltime function.
As a girl at school, Sharon could
remember hearing about three things which have grown over the years to
be the impetus in her living out her life in whatever circumstances she
finds herself; Practicing the Presence of God; the awareness that we are
all Members of the Mystical Body of Christ and hearing about St
Elizabeth of Hungary having the image of the face of Christ appear to
her as she undid the cloak of a poor person to whom she was giving care.
While looking for a deeper foundation
in her spiritual life, Sharon came across The Founding Document which
she says is both a “clarion call” and also a “setting of the seal” on
what she was looking for as a way to grow more fully into living out the
great first commandment that Jesus gave us. Sharon remains a practicing
Roman Catholic but is very interested in all people knowing they are
children of God no matter what denomination or religion they come from.
She believes in the saying of Rumi, the Sufi Mystic in his saying “The
current of love from the One God is flowing throughout the entire
universe. Each person is a current of the Essence of God which permeates
him”. So, Sharon is deeply delighted to have been accepted as a
postulant and to be travelling the path now with the Companions and
Associates of The Ecumenical Order of Charity.
Sharon resides in Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia and is the Order’s first Australian Companion.
Andrew Angarita
 Andrew
joined the Community as a postulant in June of 2011. He comes from a Roman
Catholic family with a great tradition of generations of family members in
the priesthood and religious life in different orders. He was born in
Colombia and was educated in Roman Catholic schools by the Dominicans and
the Christian Brothers. Since very young he has felt a calling to
religious life.
Andrew
previously worked in Law Enforcement and in 1994 he enlisted in the United
States Army. He has held numerous positions and has had numerous
assignments during his military career, both in and out of the continental
United States. He has served as a combat medic where he gained experience
in trauma medicine and emergency procedures and is currently serving as a
recruiter.
Andrew
is a member of the Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch and is enrolled in
Sophia Divinity School pursuing a Masters Degree in Divinity, in
preparation for ordination to the Priesthood. He is also attending
Southern Columbia University, pursuing a Graduate degree in Marketing.
Andrew is married to a woman
he considers to be the most wonderful woman in the world and has four
beautiful children. His goals are to retire from the Army, complete his
studies, become a priest and dedicate his life to the service of the Lord.
Mikel Hand
Mikel entered the community as a Postulant on May 8th,
2011. He is a registered nurse and
holds advanced degrees in nursing and education. He has been practicing
for 22 years and has been teaching at the university level for the last 8.
He is embarking on a new position this fall at a public university in
Southern Indiana. He currently resides in Jacksonville, IL with his 2
co-postulants: Princess, a 13-year-old cockapoo and Sparky, a 5-year-old
Schnauzer mix. They provide him with much love, humor, and a great
spiritual grounding in terms of what is important in life.
As a convert to Roman Catholicism 20 years ago, Mikel
embraces the traditions and ritual of the church, but also seeks out the
beauty of inclusion and multiple paths to seeking God. The call to
religious life simply would not go away, but kept getting stronger. He is
grateful to have found the community and looks forward to the challenge,
adventure, and growth of the formation journey. It is his firm belief that
the closer we are as a community to God and the Trinity, the closer we are
to one another.
Carl Matthews-Naylor
Born in North Carolina, Carl returned to his roots after a number of
years traveling
throughout the United States helping to set up state Medicaid programs.
Following his first career as a registered nurse, Carl finally responded
to God’s calling of him to the professional ministry. He entered seminary
and completed his doctorate in pastoral counseling in 1999. Ordained in
1996 he served as a Protestant minister for a number of years. Carl then
returned to his Catholic roots and was incardinated as a priest in the
Independent Catholic Movement in 2008. In October of 2011, Carl was
received as a priest in the Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch.
As the Director of Mission outreach for a faith based continuing care
retirement community, Carl often finds himself in the role of advocate for
those least able to speak to their needs. He currently serves on the board
of trustees for two homeless outreach organizations. One day a week he can
be found leading prayer for the clients at an area coalition for human
care, a "one stop shop" for those who are homeless or bordering on
becoming homeless . Carl also shares that he feels a particular and
intentional calling to offer " a church without walls " to those who are
homeless and to those who struggle with organized religion. He also has an
active spiritual direction practice .
Carl and his life partner, Larry are the proud parents of two beautiful
children, ages 4 years and 10 years. Together they share their life, love
and home with five dogs , goats, chickens, cats and birds. Carl joins the
Order as a postulant.
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health. Raised in the Roman Catholic Church, Brother Mark studied for
the priesthood with the Franciscans in New York and Guadalajara, Mexico.
He has since become active in the Independent Catholic Movement and was
ordained to the priesthood in the Catholic Apostolic Church of
Antioch. In 2002, Brother Mark was consecrated to the episcopacy and now
serves as the bishop for the Diocese of Arizona as well as pastor of
Christ of the Desert Catholic Church of Antioch in Phoenix. Brother has
a special interest in the healing ministry and is a member of the Order
of St. Luke, an association of clergy and laity who feel called to make
Jesus' ministry of healing a regular part of their vocation. Because of
his interest in this subject, he was commissioned for healing. Brother
Mark lives at Sophia House in Phoenix and is the Order’s Director
General.
