COVID-19 creates opportunities for us to be neighbour
Good Samaritan Sister Leonie Dueñas recently participated in Kwarenta, the Diocese of Bacolod’s 40-day Communal Reflection during COVID-19 and the Season of Creation, from September 1 to October 4, 2020....
Commemorating 145 years of prayer and presence in Windsor
Good Samaritan Sisters recently celebrated 145 years of ministering at Windsor in the Hawkesbury region of New South Wales. Since 1875, 256 Sisters have lived and ministered in the area....
Sisters’ new residence a home of grace and powerhouse of prayer
The Good Samaritan Sisters in Japan have moved from their Nara convent to take up residence in the Domus Gratiae, an aged care residence for priests and religious in Osaka....
Lourdes Hill College student takes out Future Leaders' Future Justice Award
The lives of future generations are in good hands if Sophie Nakamura has anything to do with it. The Lourdes Hill College Year 12 student is the 2020 national winner...
Sister Germia Tocama’s five-day Sydney visit turns into five months
When Good Samaritan Sister Germia Tocama left the Philippines for Sydney in early March, she intended to be here for five days to attend a Good Sams’ Plenary Council meeting....
Extended stay at Yorkshire monastery brings many blessings
Good Samaritan Sister Christine Manning arrived at Stanbrook Abbey, North Yorkshire in November 2019 for a five-month sabbatical, however, she did not expect she would be there nine months later....
St Scholastica’s College rises to a new challenge for boarders
The COVID-19 pandemic had a big impact on education right across Australia as schools closed and home-learning took over, but one group of students who faced particular challenges were boarders,...
Mater Dei adapts to new ways of teaching, learning and supporting one another
The pandemic brought big changes to schools and education deliverers world-wide, and it was no exception for the Mater Dei community of students and Young Adults with an intellectual disability,...
New national education committee ‘the fruit of many labours’
The creation of a new national education committee for lay-governed Catholic schools whose heritage lies in religious institutes was a terrific act of faith, confidence and hope in the future,...
Sister Veronica Hoey looks forward to her new role in Melbourne
Good Samaritan Sister Veronica Hoey has been appointed Vicar for Religious in the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, a role which she said embraced the Good Sams’ Statement of Directions, calling...
Appeal to help provide emergency food relief in the Philippines
The Good Samaritan Foundation has launched an appeal to raise funds for immediate emergency relief for poor communities in the Philippines who are at risk of starvation because of the...
Shutdown a chance to do things differently at Santa Maria College
The importance of nurturing connectedness and hope during challenging times were two of the key lessons learned by staff and students at Santa Maria College in Melbourne during the COVID-19...