‘Open your hand to the poor and needy neighbour in your land’
As the conflict in the Holy Land continues unabated, what is our responsibility and capacity to be neighbour, to get involved, to speak up, to give alms, asks Catherine McCahill.
Entries invited for The Good Oil 2025 Writers’ Award
Entries are invited for The Good Oil 2025 Writers’ Award for aspiring and published writers. The award is an initiative of the Good Samaritan Sisters in partnership with Garratt Publishing.
Refugee Week shines a light on areas of humanitarian need
The Good Samaritan Sisters marked Refugee Week 2025 by hosting events that shone a light on people living in Gaza and highlighted the precarious situation of refugees and asylum seekers.
Mission conference ‘nourishing, challenging and reflective’
About 15 members of the Good Samaritan community attended the Mission: One Heart Many Voices conference in Sydney recently, which explored the theme ‘Choosing Hope. Trust yourself to its leading’.
Applications invited for women’s Study, Accompaniment and Mentoring Program
Applications are invited for the 2026 women’s Study, Accompaniment and Mentoring Program, an initiative of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. The program includes financial assistance, spiritual direction and mentoring.
Newly elected MP Sarah Witty has a passion for helping people
After a long, anxious wait, the new federal MP for Melbourne, Sarah Witty, is now ready to take up the challenge of making a difference for the people she represents.
A woman on a mission
In James Rebanks’ latest book, ‘The Place of Tides’, what begins as a journey of escape becomes an extraordinary lesson in self-knowledge, forgiveness and how to bring about lasting change.
