Firm friendships formed when country and city connect
Boarding students and staff from St Scholastica’s College in Glebe recently hosted a visit from 10 students and their families from the remote Indigenous Kimberley community of Ringer Soak, WA.
Haven for healing, refuge and recovery opens in Melbourne
Melbourne has a new place of healing, refuge and recovery for those escaping family violence with the blessing and opening of the Good Samaritan Haven, following six years of planning.
Reflecting on a year of challenges and celebrations
The Good Samaritan Foundation brings together people and resources to support the ministry of the Good Samaritan Sisters to assist those in need in communities across Australia and the Pacific.
Good Samaritan Sister Meg Kahler elected to key Benedictine role
Good Samaritan Sister Meg Kahler said her election as President of the Benedictine Union of East Asia and Oceania offers opportunities to build connections and mutual support among Benedictine communities.
Good Sams Foundation launches Philippines Emergency Appeal
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan Foundation has launched an appeal following the destruction caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi, which has battered communities on the island of Negros in the Philippines.
Pilgrims of Hope: Transformed through Sacrament and Song
The National Liturgy and Music Conference featured an active Good Samaritan presence, with Sisters and an Oblate hosting workshops in which they shared their love and knowledge of the liturgy.
Becoming a Good Samaritan Oblate ‘feels like coming home’
Two women from opposite sides of Australia became Good Samaritan Oblates recently, with both saying they felt as though they “had come home” when they joined their local Oblate groups.
NASA cybersecurity expert urges students to reach for the stars
NASA cybersecurity expert Dr Kymie Tan returned to her old school, Mater Christi College, recently, sharing with students how the Good Samaritan values she received there have guided her career.
Good Samaritan Sisters’ Blue Mountains ministry comes to an end
The Good Samaritan Sisters have been lovingly farewelled from the Blue Mountains, NSW, with people turning out in numbers to thank them for their decades of presence, faith and service.
Former convent to provide a place of healing and recovery
A redeveloped former convent will soon throw open its doors to women and children who are transitioning from crisis support to longer-term support to help them heal from family violence.
Bacolod community takes practical steps towards ecological sustainability
Good Samaritan Sisters in the Philippines are partnering with local and Australian groups on a raft of practical initiatives aimed at supporting ecological advances in their neighbourhood of squatter settlements.
Sister Tokarerei Matiera SGS makes her First Profession of Vows
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan celebrated recently when Tokarerei Matiera made her First Profession of Vows in a joy-filled liturgy in her home country of Kiribati, writes Debra Vermeer.