Good Sams gather to discern future directions
From September 25 until October 2, 190 Sisters of the Good Samaritan from various parts of Australia, Kiribati, the Philippines, Japan and Timor Leste will converge on Sydney for their...
Helping to solve critical water needs in Kiribati
There aren’t too many nuns who are also water engineers. In a report from Sean Dorney, the ABC’s Pacific Correspondent, find out how Good Samaritan Sister Marella Rebgetz is helping...
Leonora enriched by asylum seekers
While the issue of asylum seekers in Australia continues to dominate our media mostly in negative terms, for Good Samaritan Sister Annette Dever, there is a good news story to...
Honouring a long-time ministry colleague
Father Arthur Hackett, a priest of the Port Pirie Diocese, was the guest of honour at a special celebration last month hosted by the Good Samaritan Sisters.
Students walk in the shoes of others
A group of students from six Good Samaritan Colleges spent five days of their holidays last week (July 3-8) getting a glimpse of what life is like for people who...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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”...
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...