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