A new chapter in the life of the Good Sams
They’ve had 25 Chapters in their 160-year history. What will Chapter 26 hold for the Sisters of the Good Samaritan?
All things at once
I feel as if I have become both the Samaritan, caring for my dad, and the man fallen to thieves, so alone, powerless and vulnerable, writes Victoria McGlynn. Is it...
The courage of the Good Samaritan
The Good Samaritan has the courage to see, the courage to feel, and the courage to act, says Good Samaritan Sister Sonia Wagner.
Why them and not me?
Asked consciously or not, it’s a question that can lead to energetic and life-giving generosity and also to harsh judgement, anger and conflict, says Leonie Keaney.
Q&A with Garigarra Mundine
To mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Referendum and the 25th anniversary of the Mabo decision, “The Good Oil” spoke to Garigarra Mundine about how those historic events impacted...
Fundamentalism: a threatening global reality
Internationally respected anthropologist and theologian Father Gerry Arbuckle analyses the global reality of fundamentalism.
The pattern of all life
What do these words, Paschal Mystery, mean? What do they communicate?
None of us knows
Accompanying someone into death is an experience that many of us have shared. Some people do it daily as part of their work or ministry. I know the journey personally....
TGO readers nominate their good reads for summer
“The Good Oil” invited some of its readers to nominate a book they particularly enjoyed and would recommend to others for the summer holidays.
“O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie”
“I think we in the West have often sanitised, romanticised and tamed Bethlehem and the birth of Jesus through our nativity sets and carols,” writes Good Samaritan Sister Marella Rebgetz.
Untying the wind chimes
“The Word was made flesh and lived among us… and the world did not know him.” Be gentle with their unknowing, writes Judith Scully. Your life and your words can...
Roadside reflections
The roadside is an interesting place, writes Alice Priest. It’s an in-between place, a liminal space – for hostage-takers, healings and heroes to emerge.