Refugees: the people behind the label
The issue of refugees is a divisive one in Australia. Debate is fierce. Opinions are loud. Policies change quickly. Pretty soon you can feel adrift in a sea of soundbites. And what of the refugees themselves?
Accessible nursing education for remote students
A new e-learning hospital will help to boost the number of Aboriginal graduate nurses in remote areas and improve health outcomes for their communities, says Good Samaritan Sister Jennifer Farrell.
Bringing music to others
Former Lourdes Hill College student Stephanie Unger has taken her life as a Christian singer-songwriter and educator to a new level, launching Pray, her first professionally recorded CD – an...
Service to Aboriginal communities recognised
Good Samaritan Sister Val Deakin is one of 582 Australians who were recognised in this year’s Queen’s Birthday honours list.
A life of ongoing conversion
While Penny Carroll’s experience of faith began in her childhood, she says it was a tragedy in her life that really led her to encounter God, writes Debra Vermeer.
A call for Vatican III to eradicate sexual abuse
There are only two forces in the Church that have the authority to make the changes necessary to banish sexual abuse: the Pope and an Ecumenical Council, writes Bishop Geoffrey...
Ugly populism has won the day
People who seek asylum are not ‘illegals’. They are human beings, just like you and me, writes Good Samaritan Sister Clare Condon.
The spirituality of welcoming
Perhaps we human beings trip ourselves up when we try to get ahead of God and judge who are worthy of welcome or not, writes Good Samaritan Sister Pam Grey.
War and peace within and beyond
Good Samaritan Sister Patty Fawkner reflects on a book that “expounds a profound teaching on peace-making that is as applicable to interpersonal tussles as it is to any global hostility”.
