Busyness: a modern-day affliction?
It seems there are different sides to being busy that can make it both a good thing that can drive achievement, and a bad thing that can have negative effects...
Lenten prayer: threshold invitations
Prayer takes place in the space on the threshold between the outer and the inner, says Good Samaritan Sister Marie Casamento.
The contradictions of Advent
For more years than I like to recall, the liturgical seasons of Advent, Lent and Easter have exerted a kind of push-pull in me, something like theology versus society, or...
The coming of God
These days where would we look for the coming of God, asks Good Samaritan Sister Pam Grey.
A pilgrim reflects
Good Samaritan schools are built on a solid foundation of Benedictine values, witnessed by the practical energy and action of the Good Samaritan Sisters, writes Mark Askew.
Struggling with the “genuine vs fake” religious debate
After struggling with various aspects of Marian theology over the years, along with a number of dubious claims around apparitions and healings, I found myself to be a somewhat reluctant...
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.
My spiky visitor
We all have some echidna-like characteristics. When we sense that our vulnerability is in danger, something akin to fear rushes to the surface and we respond by raising a spike...
What does it mean to be “hugged by God”?
“Last year I understood in a deep way what it is to be ‘hugged’ by God. I was diagnosed with serious illness. It happened very suddenly and I had no...
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.
A tribute to Seamus Heaney
Good Samaritan Sister Joan Sexton reflects on the legacy of Irish poet, Seamus Heaney, who died in August this year.
When the ordinary becomes extraordinary
We might have a wonderfully rich religious culture, but by and large, we have lost the key to it, writes Judith Scully.