What does it mean to be a Good Samaritan?
When Archbishop John Bede Polding founded the Sisters of the Good Samaritan on February 2,...
'Read, watch, listen': TGO's top picks for the Christmas season
‘The Good Oil’ invited some of its readers and writers to nominate what they recommend...
Students ‘dive’ into the history of the Good Sams in Japan
An initiative run by the Australian National Maritime Museum has immersed students of St Scholastica’s...
Tears and laughter with Patricia Flynn
‘The Good Oil’ sat down with Patricia Flynn who, alongside Dr Ivan Lamourt, runs the...
The results are in
Many thanks to those who completed the recent ‘The Good Oil Readers Survey’. Your valuable...
St Monica's College celebrates ‘hearts across the Nullarbor’
In celebration of their ongoing partnership, St Monica’s College in Epping, Victoria, recently welcomed Anna...
Exploring Benedictine Spirituality
The Good Oil sat down with Abbot Primate Gregory Polan OSB to talk about Benedictine...
Marrickville farewells the Good Sams
The community life and ministry of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan in Marrickville has...
Good Samaritans welcome first oblates outside of Australia
Three women in the Philippines, who longed to deepen their relationship with God, have become...
The Good Oil receives honours for excellence
The Good Oil was honoured last week with the Bishop Phillip Kennedy Memorial Award for...
Conversations with a Benedictine Monk
“A crisis is also a positive… that means you have to change in order to...
Fostering dialogue between science and religion
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan have entered into an auspice agreement with the Faith...