Vatican II: does it still matter?
It is time for all us to reconsider the call of John XXIII for “Christian charity”, to work for unity, to engage with the people of our times, says Good...
Lent and the quest for beauty
Fasting in the Christian tradition is a means of seeking spiritual growth. It is a means of coming to inner beauty, writes Good Samaritan Sister Clare Condon.
Forgiveness: the healing of relationships
Like all human formation, forgiveness comes, in the end, not as conquest but as gift.
Being 'neighbour' to the earth
The abused traveller by the wayside in the parable of the Good Samaritan is the face of forest degradation, toxic spills, species extinction and human deprivation, writes Kevin Treston.
New members of Good Samaritan Education commissioned
Good Samaritan Education, a new Church entity established to oversee the canonical governance of the Good Samaritan Congregation’s ten colleges, was launched recently.
Brisbane sister honoured for anti-slavery work
Sister Pauline Coll has received a national award for her distinctive contribution and commitment to the fight against human trafficking, slavery and forced labour.
Sisters join forces to strengthen ATSI ministries
A new partnership is being forged between the Sisters of St Joseph, the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, the Sisters of Mercy and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) peoples...
Good summer reads for the mind and spirit
In this our last edition for 2011, “The Good Oil” invited ten people – some of our readers and some who have written for us this year – to nominate...
A passionate believer in the power of education
For Kay Herse, education enables people to engage with the mysteries of life, to ask the questions that need asking about the way things are and, as a result, to...
Reflecting on Quentin Dempster’s “The Right to Die”
In November 2011 the ABC’s “7.30 NSW” program produced a story entitled “The Right to Die”. It was compelling television, including an interview with a well-educated MS sufferer, Loredana Alessio-Mulhall...
Seeing Christmas in its proper context
The Christmas story is a reflection of our own story where we all strive in some way or another to be born into the fullness of life, writes Good Samaritan...
Christmas down under
Perhaps as a nation come of age, and as a people whose many citizens originate from climes other than northern Europe, it is time for us to claim new images...
