In order to seek peace and pursue it, we need to listen to all sides
“Seek peace and pursue it,” the psalmist implores those who long for life. This ancient prayer echoes loudly and incessantly in many parts of our world today, writes Catherine McCahill.
Oblates challenged to adapt and pioneer a new form of spiritual life
Good Samaritan Oblates from around Australia and the Philippines gathered for the first time in eight years this month with guest presenter Teresa Jackson OSB from Idaho in the US.
Advocacy campaigners shine a spotlight on human trafficking
Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) took its advocacy campaign to the halls of Parliament House in Canberra again recently, to raise issues of concern with the parliamentarians.
Sisters’ charism burns bright as St Monica’s celebrates 60th anniversary
St Monica’s College in Melbourne is celebrating its 60th anniversary and among the celebrations is a strong thread of gratitude for the school’s long association with the Good Samaritan Sisters.
Remembering the saints is a source of energy and hope
As the feast al All Saints approaches, I wish to develop a personal canon of female saints who will help me live faithfully in a violent world, writes Patty Fawkner.
A Church of love
The strains of St Nicholas’ Church bells ring out over the harbour of Pothia. It’s Sunday morning, the mystical chanting of the priest dominates the sound space for several hours.
Ecological Conversion = Conversion of Life (Part 2)
A reflection on the Relationship between John’s Understanding of the Logos and Paul’s Understanding of the Cosmic Christ, by Diana Law, member of the Good Samaritan Sisters’ Ecological Conversion Committee.