'Read, watch, listen': TGO's top picks for the Christmas season
‘The Good Oil’ invited some of its readers and writers to nominate what they recommend our readers should read, watch, and listen to during the festive season.
She is Advent
Countercultural to our twenty-first century living, Advent presents a rare and precious opportunity to prioritise ‘unproductive’ time and allow space for personal and communal spiritual encounters.
Praying in a 24/7 world
I find comfort in this ancient idea that prayer can weave through the fabric of my work life, where I spend the bulk of my time and energy, writes Judith...
A most generous woman
Sister Marie McMahon embodied what it is to be Good Samaritan, ‘being neighbour’ to the stranger and the sisters who she shared community with.
The enormous spirit of the Santa Teresa community
Life in the remote Ltyentye Apurte (Santa Teresa) Community in the Northern Territory centres around their deep faith in God and their community.
Our response to the 'groaning of creation'
A year since the Good Sams committed to ecological conversion at their Chapter, Sister Catherine McCahill SGS, reflects on some of the challenges and initiatives to respond to the global...
The value of Monastic-Muslim dialogue
Following the recent Monastic-Muslim Dialogue Conference, Sister Lorraine Victorsen SGS reflects on the importance of interreligious dialogue and engagement.
A house of spirituality
Hospitality and invitation have been the hallmarks of the recently closed Mount St Benedict Centre where all guests were ‘welcomed as Christ’.
Rachel’s Vineyard: part of the Good Sams’ legacy
The support of the Good Samaritan Sisters was integral to establishing Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats in Australia. With the closing of the Mount St Benedict Centre, the program will continue to...
We must die to that which is contrary to the Gospel
Church leaders offer a pastoral way forward towards healing in response to the conviction of Cardinal George Pell and the child sexual abuse crisis in the Australian Catholic Church.
A merciful Lent
Looking through the eyes of mercy may well be a life-changing Lenten experience, writes Good Samaritan Sister Meg Kahler SGS in our second Editor’s Pick.
TGO’s book, film, podcast picks for summer
Fifteen of “The Good Oil’s” writers and readers offer their book, film and podcast recommendations for the summer season – recommendations they think will engage your mind and nourish your...