Listening to the wisdom of the desert
Lent can be a profound time to go within ourselves to experience our own personal deserts and be still with God, writes Joanna Thyer.
TGO’s big and small screen picks for summer
Some of “The Good Oil’s” writers and readers offer their big and small screen picks for the summer season – viewing they think will engage your mind and nourish your...
Hidden figures in Bethlehem
A recent trip to the cinema saw me quite by accident stumble across one of the most uplifting movies of 2017, and strangely, it got me thinking about Advent, writes...
A new chapter in the life of the Good Sams
They’ve had 25 Chapters in their 160-year history. What will Chapter 26 hold for the Sisters of the Good Samaritan?
All things at once
I feel as if I have become both the Samaritan, caring for my dad, and the man fallen to thieves, so alone, powerless and vulnerable, writes Victoria McGlynn. Is it...
The courage of the Good Samaritan
The Good Samaritan has the courage to see, the courage to feel, and the courage to act, says Good Samaritan Sister Sonia Wagner.
Why them and not me?
Asked consciously or not, it’s a question that can lead to energetic and life-giving generosity and also to harsh judgement, anger and conflict, says Leonie Keaney.
Q&A with Garigarra Mundine
To mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Referendum and the 25th anniversary of the Mabo decision, “The Good Oil” spoke to Garigarra Mundine about how those historic events impacted...
Fundamentalism: a threatening global reality
Internationally respected anthropologist and theologian Father Gerry Arbuckle analyses the global reality of fundamentalism.
The pattern of all life
What do these words, Paschal Mystery, mean? What do they communicate?
None of us knows
Accompanying someone into death is an experience that many of us have shared. Some people do it daily as part of their work or ministry. I know the journey personally....
TGO readers nominate their good reads for summer
“The Good Oil” invited some of its readers to nominate a book they particularly enjoyed and would recommend to others for the summer holidays.