Section Archive: Musings of a Leader

The power of servant leadership

Servant leadership seeks to look beyond short-term satisfaction and immediate gratification towards the medium to long-term place of rightness and justice, writes Good Samaritan Sister Clare Condon.

Posted on: May 21, 2013

Is vowed religious life relevant today?

Perhaps a commitment to vowed life is more significant than ever before, suggests Good Samaritan Sister Clare Condon.

Posted on: April 16, 2013

A ‘fair go’, inclusion and dignity for all

To our shame, racial and ethnic discrimination occur on a daily basis here in Australia. Such racism and intolerance take many forms, writes Good Samaritan Sister Clare Condon.

Posted on: March 19, 2013

Having more or being more?

I am challenged daily by what our Western world portrays as important in the human endeavour, writes Good Samaritan Sister Clare Condon.

Posted on: February 19, 2013

We need to ritualise our lament

As well as a Royal Commission to attend to criminal matters, I believe that we Catholics need to ritualise our lament as the Prophets of the Old Testament lamented, writes...

Posted on: December 11, 2012

Excising mainland like a Monty Python sketch

It is time to restore sanity, good policy and civility to the decision-making processes in regard to the treatment of those who seek asylum and refuge in our country, writes...

Posted on: November 20, 2012

Re-embracing the vision of Vatican II

It is time again to open the windows afresh and engage in meaningful ways with the world, writes Good Samaritan Sister Clare Condon.

Posted on: October 16, 2012

Celebrating the wisdom of older people

It’s good to pause, reflect and celebrate the wisdom and experience older people bring to family, community, Church and society, writes Good Samaritan Sister Clare Condon.

Posted on: September 18, 2012

Let's broaden our understanding of vocation

Every person who seeks to live from a belief in the goodness of humanity has a vocation, writes Good Samaritan Sister Clare Condon.

Posted on: August 21, 2012

Is a new wave of violence eroding civilised society?

It seems much of the violence we observe or experience in everyday life within our civilised societies comes from the cultivation of and the acceptance of vices, writes Good Samaritan...

Posted on: July 17, 2012

The Vatican, LCWR and dialogue

With Pope Paul VI and St Benedict, our Church leaders have two excellent examples of how to engage in true dialogue with the people of God and with society, writes...

Posted on: June 19, 2012

We should never be afraid of the truth

Can the rest of the world learn any lessons from the tragedy of Fukushima? Surely there are some lessons for Australia, writes Good Samaritan Sister Clare Condon.

Posted on: May 15, 2012