July 2024

Good Samaritan Sisters sign Open Letter to PM to end immigration detention

As a democratic society we cannot perpetuate the unjust and inhumane treatment of thousands of refugees and asylum seekers in Australia who remain stateless, writes Congregational Leader Sister Catherine McCahill.

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Call for royal commission into immigration detention policies

The Good Samaritan Refugee and Asylum Seeker Network held an online conference to mark Refugee Week, with presenter Julie Macken outlining the case for a royal commission into immigration detention.

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Applications invited for women’s Study, Accompaniment and Mentoring Program

Applications are invited for the women’s Study and Mentoring Program in 2025. Core components include financial assistance for women undertaking tertiary studies, spiritual direction and mentoring. Applications close 30 August.

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Governance in the spotlight for Good Samaritan Education

Each year, Good Samaritan Education conducts a Governance Day where we focus on corporate governance trends and specific issues of governance pertaining to the education sector and Public Juridic Persons.

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My memory, my voice

Jennifer Tanti’s reflection ‘My memory, my voice’ was an entry in The Good Oil 2023 Writers’ Award, which has the dual purpose of supporting and encouraging emerging and published writers.

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New book aims to recover the missing life and voice of St Scholastica

A new book by Good Samaritan Sister Carmel Posa uses the ancient method of hagiography to recover the missing life and voice of St Scholastica of Nursia, writes Debra Vermeer.

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Life after death

The Christian view of life after death owes everything to the Christian view of God, writes Garry Everett. Our experiences of love are foretastes of God’s greater love for us.

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