The Good Oil receives honours for excellence
The Good Oil was honoured last week with the Bishop Phillip Kennedy Memorial Award for Overall Excellence in a Catholic Publication, at the 2019 Australasian Catholic Press Association Awards.
Following the ‘clues’ to our vocation
For many, finding one’s vocation can be a slow-burning realisation, even a trial and error exercise, writes Sister Patty Fawkner.
Young teacher rides high with compassion
Faith and a strong desire to help young children get the best possible start to life has lead Joffrey Gayaran to become Good Samaritan Kinder School first male teacher, writes...
Disappearing lands and displacement: where do these people ‘fit’?
At the heart of these global crises is the fate of the whole of God’s Creation, writes Sister Veronica McDougall.
Praying in a 24/7 world
I find comfort in this ancient idea that prayer can weave through the fabric of my work life, where I spend the bulk of my time and energy, writes Judith...
Good Samaritan school heightens awareness of homelessness
More than 300 guests, including the Governor-General David Hurley, gathered in the Good Samaritan Centre of Lourdes Hill College recently to highlight the situation of people experiencing homelessness and raise...
Hildegard of Bingen: A Poetic Journey
Hildegard puts us in touch with ecology and a sense of wonder. Her visionary theology is both grand and utterly intimate, writes Colleen Keating.
