Thanks, Emily
The slogan of the advertising world, the out-of-control cult of celebrity and some Olympic hype seems to be, “I possess, therefore I am. I am famous, therefore I am. I...
The petty politics must stop
The tragic events in the sea between Indonesia and Christmas Island in June highlight the urgent need to work on short-term and longer-term strategies to protect refugees in the Asia-Pacific...
Sex sells, but we’re selling out our children
Ever feel like you’re living in a giant porn theme park, asks Melinda Tankard Reist.
Does ecumenism matter?
As the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity approaches, Good Samaritan Sister Bernardina Sontrop asks “Does ecumenism matter”?
Vatican II and liturgical renewal: unfinished business
The decision to reform the liturgy at Vatican II was closely allied to the purpose of the Council itself: renewal of the people of God, adaptation to the times, ecumenism...
Vatican II: how it affected the Good Sams
Historian and Good Samaritan Sister Marilyn Kelleher outlines how the Second Vatican Council affected the life of her congregation.
Vatican II: does it still matter?
It is time for all us to reconsider the call of John XXIII for “Christian charity”, to work for unity, to engage with the people of our times, says Good...
Reflecting on Quentin Dempster’s “The Right to Die”
In November 2011 the ABC’s “7.30 NSW” program produced a story entitled “The Right to Die”. It was compelling television, including an interview with a well-educated MS sufferer, Loredana Alessio-Mulhall...
Is your Catholic identity being stolen?
“Identity theft is a major crime around the world. In a strangely analogous way, there is concern growing that forces mysterious may even be stealing our Catholic identity. If we...
Keep the promise: make poverty history
Just as we were the power behind the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals, we must be the power that ensures the world achieves them, writes Good Samaritan Sister Marella...
A bit more empathy and a lot less sympathy
The narrative of my disability begins with a single moment. The moment, when my mother realised her weaker and sicker baby was turning over, while her bigger, fatter and seemingly...
Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The devastation of Nagasaki and Hiroshima points beyond the parameters of history to the limitless dimensions of the human heart, writes Good Samaritan Sister Diana Law.