A time to be ‘desert people’
Nothing worthwhile comes easily, writes Monica Dutton. If we are not tested, we never know our potential. It is the sacrifice that gives us strength, the struggle that makes us...
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...
Japanese sisters recount the road of conversion
The “National Catholic Reporter’s” Joshua McElwee recently spoke to two Japanese Good Samaritan Sisters about their journeys from Buddhism to Catholicism.
Reflecting on a chapter in the life of the Good Sams
Chapters are significant events in the life of a religious congregation. Good Samaritan Sister Pam Grey captures some of the spirit of her congregation’s recent chapter.
Spirit of Good Sam past key to the future
Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister offers some words of wisdom and encouragement to the Sisters of the Good Samaritan as they prepare for their twenty-fifth chapter.
East Timor immersion a life-altering experience
Fourteen teachers from Good Samaritan Colleges throughout Australia participated in an immersion experience to East Timor during their July holidays. For Jocelyn Christensen of Stella Maris College Manly in Sydney,...
Kiribati foundation a transformative experience
This year marks the twentieth anniversary since the Sisters of the Good Samaritan first arrived in Kiribati. What began as a ministry placement for one sister has grown into something...
The quest for something more
Good Samaritan oblates follow in the footsteps of other famous Benedictine oblates such as Pope Benedict XVI, Dorothy Day and Saints Thomas More and Thomas a’ Becket. “The Good Oil”...
Good Sams in Japan: transition time
Good Samaritan Sister Marie O’Connor recently spent time in Japan during the final weeks of the Good Samaritan Sisters’ presence in the Nagasaki Archdiocese. What began for Marie as a...
Eastering
In light of the many tragic events in our world – floods, cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis, civil wars and global unrest and suffering – is it possible to be truly joyful...
Travelling to freedom
Our Lenten conversion, our return to grace, to recognising God’s love in ourselves and in the world, is a radical change that is not achieved by the wave of some...