Every six years the Sisters of the Good Samaritan gather in Chapter to elect a new Congregational Leader and Council, and to discern future life and mission. At our 2017 Chapter, we committed to a statement giving shape and direction to our life of prayer and service.
GOOD SAMARITAN STATEMENT OF DIRECTIONS
2017-2023
As Good Samaritans we listen to the Spirit calling us
to act boldly and courageously to:
CREATE
by nurturing a culture of mutuality;
ANIMATE
by committing to ecological conversion;
LEAVEN
by fostering ecclesial community; and
LIBERATE
by embracing God’s mission in partnership.
READ
The Good Samaritan Statement of Directions
WATCH
Act Boldly and Courageously is the final in a series of videos on the Good Samaritan Statement of Directions by Sr Elizabeth Dowling RSM, based on her workshop presentations to all Good Samaritans.
Click here to view further videos on the Good Samaritan Statement of Directions.
REFLECT
Click for quiet reflective music and then click on the Reflection
Reflection: The Good Samaritan Statement of Directions
Music by Chris Dutton
PRAY
Statement of Directions Prayer
GOING DEEPER
Pope Francis. 2015. Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home [Encyclical].
Statement of Directions Diagram in Detail
Sisters of the Good Samaritan
SUGGESTED FURTHER READING
Dowling, E. & Lawson, V., (2013). An Earth community being shattered by displacement: Mercy perspectives. SeaChanges 6, pp. 1 – 22.
Edwards, D., (2014). Partaking of God: Trinity, evolution and ecology. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press
Isasi-Diaz, A.M., (1996). Mujerista Theology: A theology for the twenty-first century. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books.
Wainwright, E., (2016). Habitat, Human and Holy: An Eco-Rhetorical Reading of the Gospel of Matthew. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press.
GOOD SAMARITAN LIBRARY
https://sgslibrary.goodsams.org.au
Email: sgslibrary@goodsams.org.au
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