On learning to give and receive
The experience of being taken out of our comfort zones enables us to know what it is like to be in the shoes of another, writes Edwina Butler.
Restoring hope, dignity and independence
Every Australian family is exposed to the possibility of their life being touched by disability, writes Tony Fitzgerald.
Germia makes life commitment to Good Sams
For Good Samaritan Sister Germia Tocama, last Saturday April 13 was “one of the greatest days” of her life. Germia made her perpetual profession as a Sister of the Good...
Are you looking for more in your life?
Are you a young woman searching for something more in life? Do you want to contribute to enhancing the lives of others? Are you passionate about social justice? Do you...
The gift of sadness
As Ailsa Piper grapples with sadness, she comes to see that this oft-suppressed emotion can be a gift.
An oasis of peace, calm and spiritual nurturing
Behind the imposing brick walls of the Mount St Benedict Centre at Pennant Hills in Sydney, just a stone’s throw from traffic chaos, is a beautiful oasis of peace, calm...
A pastoral heart
Good Samaritan Sister Mary Adams celebrated her 100th birthday on April 16. Anticipating this significant milestone, “The Good Oil” caught up with Mary at her home in Kangaroo Point, Brisbane.
Move over fight and flight
Don’t we all miss out when women’s experience is ignored, asks Good Samaritan Sister Patty Fawkner.
Is vowed religious life relevant today?
Perhaps a commitment to vowed life is more significant than ever before, suggests Good Samaritan Sister Clare Condon.
Finding God in the depths of silence
Real interior silence, not just the absence of noise, is a foundational spiritual discipline. So why are we so resistant to enter into it, asks Richard Rohr OFM.
Changing our national conversation
Have you found the meanness, fearfulness and negativity of our national political discourse soul-destroying, asks Sandie Cornish.
Reaction to the election of Pope Francis
Following the election last week of Pope Francis, the Roman Catholic Church’s 266th pontiff, “The Good Oil” canvassed some of its writers and readers for their reaction.
