Standing on the edge
Lent is an opportunity and a challenge to look again at my fears, at what holds me back, at what is keeping me unreceptive, says Sister Catherine Slattery.
A nurturing place for women and children to move forward
Roz Waller says the Good Samaritan Housing program in Brisbane is changing lives.
Govt urged to review changes to vital asylum support program
Proposed changes to support for people seeking asylum will leave vulnerable people without basic human necessities, says Sister Patty Fawkner.
Search for the sacred through music, art, writing, nature
Mount St Benedict Centre’s 2018 program will offer people a variety of paths to deepen their spirituality.
Listening to the wisdom of the desert
Lent can be a profound time to go within ourselves to experience our own personal deserts and be still with God, writes Joanna Thyer.
A woman on a quest to help others with chronic pain
Sister Mary-Lynne Cochrane admits that chronic pain and the side-effects of pain-killers took a massive toll on her life. But in recent years she’s discovered a new and more life-giving...
Calls for change within the Church will be its salvation
“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” and “The Post” have something important to say about ‘the what’ and ‘the how’ of the Church’s mission, says Sister Patty Fawkner.
Hands that serve
Despite the challenges of life and ministry in this remarkable place, one thing was clear – the Good Sams serve with creativity, energy, humour and with love, writes Catherine Cresswell.
