Articles by: Pam Grey
Jacinda Ardern

A compassionate embrace

We often learn by being moved by what others do and say, writes Pam Grey reflecting on NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s response to the recent Christchurch terrorist attack.

Posted on: April 16, 2019

Navigating the assisted dying debate

Within society I hear a babble of self-assured voices that prevent any openness to hearing the views of others, writes Sister Pam Grey.

Posted on: November 15, 2017

Leave the empty tomb behind

A poem for Easter week from Good Samaritan Sister Pam Grey.

Posted on: April 18, 2017

What does stability look like in communities?

What does stability look like in communities?

We can create relationships of stability and hope in fragmenting and fractious times by recognising “the call of the moment and responding to it”, says Good Samaritan Sister Pam Grey.

Posted on: July 19, 2016

The wonderful mystery of conversion of life

The wonderful mystery of conversion of life

“Not conscious that you have been seeking suddenly you come upon it,” wrote the Welsh poet R.S. Thomas in his poem “Arrival”. Has this ever been your experience, asks Good...

Posted on: May 17, 2016

The miracle of love

The miracle of love

A recent experience reminded me of the words of the Swiss philosopher and theologian Max Picard: “There is something holy in almost every silence”, writes Good Samaritan Sister Pam Grey.

Posted on: August 18, 2015

Why do the bagpipes stir our soul?

Why do the bagpipes stir our soul?

As we commemorate ANZAC Day, Good Samaritan Sister Pam Grey shares one of her poems.

Posted on: April 21, 2015

About children

About children

In our time how can we place children front and centre of our concern? How can we make them visible, particularly if government and society seem no longer drawn to...

Posted on: March 17, 2015

The coming of God

The coming of God

These days where would we look for the coming of God, asks Good Samaritan Sister Pam Grey.

Posted on: November 18, 2014

On friendship

On friendship

Good Samaritan Sister, Pam Grey, asks: What does ‘asylum’ mean, if not something of friendship? What is friendship, if not sanctuary for the soul?

Posted on: July 15, 2014

My father picked wildflowers in Palestine

My father picked wildflowers in Palestine

As we commemorate Easter and ANZAC Day, Sister Pam Grey shares a poem about one of her father’s ‘lighter’ war stories.

Posted on: April 15, 2014

An Emmanuel moment

An Emmanuel moment

God is breaking through, inviting you and me to open our ears, eyes and hearts to bring about God’s reign, writes Good Samaritan Sister Pam Grey.

Posted on: December 11, 2013