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Regos open for Good Sam partnership gathering
A gathering of people closely associated with the Good Samaritan Sisters will be held in Sydney in early October 2013. This third Good Samaritan partnership gathering will bring together Good Samaritan oblates and associates, partners in mission and friends from around …
A pastoral heart
Sister Mary Adams SGS Good Samaritan Sister, Mary Adams, celebrated her 100th birthday on April 16, 2013. Anticipating this significant milestone, Bernardina Sontrop SGS caught up with Mary at her home in Kangaroo Point, Brisbane. BY Bernardina …
Move over fight and flight
Patty Fawkner SGS Don’t we all miss out when women’s experience is ignored, asks Patty Fawkner SGS. BY Patty Fawkner SGS* For 50 years we’ve known that “fight or flight” is the classic human response to danger and …
Finding God in the depths of silence
Richard Rohr OFM Real interior silence, not just the absence of noise, is a foundational spiritual discipline. So why are we so resistant to enter into it, asks Richard Rohr OFM. BY Richard Rohr OFM* …
An oasis of peace, calm and spiritual nurturing
The peaceful grounds of Mount St Benedict Centre Behind the imposing brick walls of the Mount St Benedict Centre at Pennant Hills in Sydney, just a stone’s throw from traffic chaos, is a …
Germia makes life commitment to Good Sams
Clare Condon SGS with Germia Tocama SGS For Good Samaritan Sister, Germia Tocama, last Saturday, April 13, was “one of the greatest days” of her life. Germia (pronounced Hermia) made her perpetual profession as a …
Changing our national conversation
Sandie Cornish Have you found the meanness, fearfulness and negativity of our national political discourse soul-destroying, asks Sandie Cornish. BY Sandie Cornish* Have you found the meanness, fearfulness and negativity of our national political discourse soul-destroying? I think we …
The gift of sadness
Ailsa Piper As Ailsa Piper grapples with sadness, she comes to see that this oft-suppressed emotion can be a gift. BY Ailsa Piper* I woke today feeling sad. Usually, I can rid myself of my cares with a good …
Is vowed religious life relevant today?
Clare Condon SGS Perhaps a commitment to vowed religious life is more significant than ever before, suggests Clare Condon SGS. BY Clare Condon SGS* I write these musings from the Philippines. I am in Bacolod on Negros Island, …
Are you looking for more in your life?
Germia, Grace, Sarah and Kakare – young professed Good Samaritan Sisters Are you a young woman searching for something more in life? Do you want to contribute to enhancing the lives …
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