Articles by: The Good Oil
New Book of Hours for Good Sam community

New Book of Hours for Good Sam community

The Sisters of the Good Samaritan have this week published a new communal prayer book, known as the Book of Hours, which uses inclusive language and reflects the cross-cultural membership...

Posted on: July 12, 2011

Good Sam royal fig tree lives on

Good Sam royal fig tree lives on

A tree planting ceremony was held recently in the grounds of St Scholastica’s Convent in Sydney. But the small sapling planted isn’t just any common tree. It’s the progeny of...

Posted on: July 12, 2011

Sydney Opera House has Good Sam connection

Sydney Opera House has Good Sam connection

It was a joyous occasion for Good Samaritan Sister Gemma Cahill when she gathered with family and friends recently to unveil a plaque in honour of her father’s commitment to...

Posted on: June 14, 2011

Service brings to life Holocaust horrors for students

Service brings to life Holocaust horrors for students

For a group of Year 12 history students from Santa Maria College, Northcote, participating in a recent Shoah Holocaust Memorial Service for Christians and all people of good will was...

Posted on: June 14, 2011

Good Sam Foundation’s high tea success

Good Sam Foundation's high tea success

Around 150 friends of the Good Samaritan Sisters gathered for high tea in Brisbane earlier this month to celebrate the vital work of the Good Samaritan Foundation.

Posted on: June 14, 2011

The quest for something more

The quest for something more

Good Samaritan oblates follow in the footsteps of other famous Benedictine oblates such as Pope Benedict XVI, Dorothy Day and Saints Thomas More and Thomas a’ Becket. “The Good Oil”...

Posted on: June 14, 2011

Ministry in remote communities recognised

Ministry in remote communities recognised

When Good Samaritan Sister Anna Warlow discovered she was receiving a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her commitment to the community, she felt shocked and a little...

Posted on: June 14, 2011

Faith delegation rallies pollies on climate change

Faith delegation rallies pollies on climate change

Two Sisters of the Good Samaritan were among a multi-faith delegation that converged on Canberra in early June to lobby federal politicians on behalf of the many people of faith...

Posted on: June 14, 2011

New development to “cherish whole of creation”

New development to “cherish whole of creation”

After nearly 15 years of negotiation and planning, a ‘turning-of-the-sod’ ceremony will take place this week to mark the beginning of works at Kirkham Rise, a new residential development which...

Posted on: May 10, 2011

Enhancing student learning in remote areas

Enhancing student learning in remote areas

Good Samaritan Sister Jennifer Farrell and her colleagues in the School of Nursing at The University of Notre Dame, Broome Campus, have received the inaugural Vice Chancellor’s Award for Innovation...

Posted on: May 10, 2011

Mater Christi fundraiser for Wadeye women

Mater Christi fundraiser for Wadeye women

A group of Year 12 students at Mater Christi College in Belgrave is raising funds and gathering equipment to assist the creative and entrepreneurial endeavours of the Wadeye Women’s Centre.

Posted on: May 10, 2011

Unpacking the carbon tax

Unpacking the carbon tax

Why should we support a carbon tax? Frances Egan outlines how the proposed tax might work and what it will mean for you.

Posted on: May 10, 2011