A new phase begins for Good Samaritan Sisters
During their 26th Chapter Gathering in Sydney from September 24 until October 2, the Sisters of the Good Samaritan discerned a new Statement of Directions and elected a new leadership team for the next six years.
Sisters call for peace through dialogue, mutual respect
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan, disturbed by the current “escalation of tensions and threats” between the USA and North Korea, released a public statement of solidarity with Japan and...
Meditation helping to reduce kids’ anxiety
A meditation workshop for children which aims to equip them with simple techniques to help manage anxiety and stress will be held at the Mount St Benedict Centre in Pennant...
Good Sams bridge walkers raise $11,000 for Foundation
The “Good Sams 160 Walkers”, a 31-strong team of Good Samaritan Oblates and Sisters, their friends, families and colleagues, and staff from St Scholastica’s College, Glebe, were among the multitudes...
The privilege of influencing young women
Looking back on her vocation and her work, Sister Joan Sexton says it has been a great privilege, particularly to be able to influence young women and “to promote their...
Dogs, dialogues and discernments
The age-old spiritual process of discernment differs from most decision-making processes in two significant ways, writes Garry Everett. BY Garry Everett Locally, I am referred to as “the old man...
Samaritan traveller a guide for end-of-life journey
Over the past months I have followed the “euthanasia debate” – the ongoing argument between those who champion the ‘right to life’ as opposed to those who assert the ‘right...
Lessons from my father
It will be how I fulfil my role, and the relationships I nourish with my Sisters and those beyond the congregation, rather than ‘the what’ of my role, that matters...
Neighbours: the gateway to the human experience
Eoin Garton “speaks with honesty, sensitivity and maturity about the cost and the blessings of ‘being a neighbour’ and ‘being neighboured’”, the judges said.
