Patty Fawkner
Good Samaritan Sister Patty Fawkner is a former Congregational Leader of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. She is an adult educator, writer and facilitator with formal tertiary qualifications in arts, education, theology and spirituality. Patty is interested in exploring what wisdom the Christian tradition has for contemporary issues. She has an abiding interest in questions of justice and spirituality.
Patty's articles (4 total)
22 November 2023
We are called to act on climate change, ‘the greatest moral threat facing humanity’
Never have I been more aware of the existential threat that climate change poses for people I know and love, writes Sister Patty Fawkner.
25 July 2021
When a picture paints a thousand words that reveal the truth- Minamata.
In the quest for truth and justice, the media holds up a mirror that reveals what is hidden from our eyes but is often done in our name.
19 March 2021
While we can ‘celebrate small victories’ Catholic women deserve much more
When women question the status quo with openness, frankness and boldness, they are ignored or figuratively told to go away by male gatekeepers.
22 November 2020
We are called to be ‘Neighbours without Borders’
In his encyclical Fratelli Tutti Francis says that being a neighbour without borders is how Christians are called to respond to the challenges faced by our world.