Christmas a time of celebration, joy and hope
The Good Samaritan Foundation brings together people and resources to support the works and initiatives of the Good Samaritan Sisters to assist the needy in communities across Australia and the Pacific....
Pilot program to support remote communities in Mount Magnet
Over many generations, religious sisters have been called to provide pastoral care and support to some of the most remote, disadvantaged communities in Australia. For more than 30 years the...
Rosebank Rally a winning blend of fun, friends and faith
Early in Term 4, the Ministry team at Rosebank College introduced the inaugural Rosebank Rally, which was designed to give teenagers a refreshed perspective of God in a concert-like atmosphere....
Poldi Mimovich's artwork features on Australian Christmas stamps
This year’s Christmas stamp issue by Australia Post focuses on Australian themes. Paintings by the late artist and sculptor Leopoldine ‘Poldi’ Mimovich OAM have been reproduced on two religious stamps....
'Share the Joy, Give a Toy' Christmas appeal for Bacolod
A Christmas fundraising campaign by the Good Samaritan Foundation hopes to put a smile on the faces of struggling children and families who have been hard-hit by the COVID-19 crisis....
Our choices have the power to combat modern-day slavery
The scourge of human trafficking and the devastating impact on its victims was acknowledged by the Australasian Religious Press Association (ARPA) in its annual awards announced on October 30, 2020....
Deep listening in the natural world: a celebration of faith, science and biodiversity
In 2019, the Sisters of the Good Samaritan entered into an auspice agreement with the Faith Ecology Network (FEN), a sponsorship that supports the continuing mission of strengthening interfaith dialogue...
COVID-19 creates opportunities for us to be neighbour
Good Samaritan Sister Leonie Dueñas recently participated in Kwarenta, the Diocese of Bacolod’s 40-day Communal Reflection during COVID-19 and the Season of Creation, from September 1 to October 4, 2020....
Commemorating 145 years of prayer and presence in Windsor
Good Samaritan Sisters recently celebrated 145 years of ministering at Windsor in the Hawkesbury region of New South Wales. Since 1875, 256 Sisters have lived and ministered in the area....
Sisters’ new residence a home of grace and powerhouse of prayer
The Good Samaritan Sisters in Japan have moved from their Nara convent to take up residence in the Domus Gratiae, an aged care residence for priests and religious in Osaka....
Lourdes Hill College student takes out Future Leaders' Future Justice Award
The lives of future generations are in good hands if Sophie Nakamura has anything to do with it. The Lourdes Hill College Year 12 student is the 2020 national winner...
Sister Germia Tocama’s five-day Sydney visit turns into five months
When Good Samaritan Sister Germia Tocama left the Philippines for Sydney in early March, she intended to be here for five days to attend a Good Sams’ Plenary Council meeting....