Her long career in Catholic education has seen her work as a religious education co-ordinator in Catholic schools in Australia, teaching this subject at every level of the school. She is the author of numerous religious education textbooks, including the Melbourne and Sydney Archdiocesan series, To Know Worship and Love. Her scholarly papers are many, and she has been published often in international journals. As a researcher and writer, her work is familiar and respected across the Catholic school sector. While being an academic of some standing, Kath sees herself first as a teacher, and the quality of religious education in Catholic secondary schools has long been her passion.