Good Samaritan Oblates seek a deeper experience of God and community
Two Queensland women made their commitment as Good Samaritan Oblates this month, after both were drawn to deepen their ties with the Good Samaritan community in prayer, outreach and companionship....
Listening, Being, Transforming: Co-creators in Christ
Good Samaritan Education hosted its Triennial Conference at Mary MacKillop Place in North Sydney on 23-24 July. The joyful gathering of more than 150 people included Board Directors, Company Members,...
Call to Chapter heralds a time of prayerful discernment for Good Sams
Good Samaritan communities in Australia, the Philippines, Kiribati and Japan gathered in prayer recently for the Call to Chapter, the beginning of a 12-month process of discernment leading to next...
Good Samaritan community commits to Laudato Si’ Action Goals
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan have launched their seven Laudato Si’ Action Goals, designed to help them turn their long-time commitment to caring for creation into day-to-day practical actions...
Oblates’ outreach initiative focuses on the elderly in Bacolod
A long-distance collaboration between Good Samaritan Oblates in Caboolture, Queensland, and Bacolod, the Philippines, has resulted in a new grass-roots initiative where the Philippines Oblates visit elderly people in their...
Joan Chittister: What is the ‘new’ trying to emerge in Benedictine life?
Benedictines must draw on their history, tradition and charism, rooted in the ancient Rule of St Benedict, as they strike out on new paths in facing the challenges of today,...
Tertiary Scholarship Fund supports first graduates in Bacolod
Four young people from the poorest areas of Bacolod in the Philippines, who began their education with the Good Samaritan Kinder School in 2004-05, will soon graduate at tertiary level,...
Good Samaritan Sister Clare Condon receives ACU honour
Good Samaritan Sister Clare Condon has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Australian Catholic University in recognition of her contribution to social justice and to the Catholic Church in Australia....
A rare bird’s-eye view of the windows in St Scholastica’s Chapel
Recent renovations to St Scholastica’s Chapel in Glebe have allowed the Sisters of the Good Samaritan’s Archivist to get a bird’s-eye view of some of the treasures of the chapel;...
Mater Dei Fresh Food provides a hands-on learning experience
A fully functioning mini Woolworths store at Mater Dei School aims to mimic the operations of a supermarket with baskets for fresh food, signage, shelves for groceries, uniforms and registers....
Ties of friendship bind Port Pirie to Kiribati and the Good Sams
The long-standing warm relationship between the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, Port Pirie Diocese and the Pacific nation of Kiribati was reaffirmed when two I-Kiribati Sisters visited the Diocese recently....
Scholarship program making a difference in Timor Leste
When Good Samaritan Sisters Rita Hayes and Michelle Reid volunteered for ministry in Timor Leste in 2000, they set out to identify the areas of greatest need in the wake...