Good Sams Foundation looks to the future with confidence
The Good Samaritan Foundation is building on its legacy and looking to the future with confidence with the recent appointment of a new Executive Director and Chair of the Board....
Nourishing breakfast gives students a good start to the day
As Chaplain of the Mount Magnet District High School in a remote pastoral and mining region of Western Australia, Good Samaritan Oblate Cathy Jones is on deck to help out...
McKee family’s 80 years of connection to Lourdes Hill College
Sister Mary Camelann (Veronica) McKee was a proud Lourdanian who dedicated her life to helping those around her. In 1947, Veronica McKee joined the Order of the Holy Spirit Sisters...
Mater Christi College celebrates 60th Anniversary
Sixty years ago, the Sisters of the Good Samaritan responded to the needs of the Belgrave community in Victoria, building a school for girls on the hill. Over the past...
The Good Oil 2023 Writers’ Award – Finding My Voice
Entries are invited for The Good Oil 2023 Writers’ Award, an initiative of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. Entry is free and open to both emerging and published writers....
Sister Taabeia Ibouri’s new role in supporting seasonal workers from Kiribati
When Good Samaritan Sister Taabeia Ibouri was living in Australia she got to know some seasonal workers from her home country Kiribati and learnt of the challenges they faced. Now,...
New era of lay governance has begun for Good Samaritan Oblates
A new era of lay governance has begun for Good Samaritan Oblates, with the recent commissioning of the inaugural Oblate Leadership Team and Oblate Council. Oblates Marie Milne, Marie Mohr...
Tokarerei Matiera begins a new chapter in her vocation journey
When Tokarerei Matiera arrived in Australia from Kiribati recently to begin her Novitiate with the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, it was both the culmination of a long journey and...
St Veronica Medical Centre in Uganda opens its doors
A newly built medical centre has opened its doors in Ttomi Buloba, Uganda and is already making a difference in the life of the local community in the spirit of...
Along the path of the Gospels with Benedict, Scholastica and Polding
Last month, the first post-COVID Good Samaritan Education Benedictine Pilgrimage took up the path of Benedict, Scholastica and Polding across the United Kingdom and Italy. Several pilgrims share their experiences....
Study opportunity will strengthen Donna’s ministry of care and support
Good Samaritan Sister Donna Belle Ferrer said she receives much more than she gives from her ministry in psycho-social support for diocesan seminarians and parents and teachers at the Good...
New community house in Kiribati a witness to God’s hospitality for all
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan in Temaiku, Kiribati, have officially taken up residence in their new community house, further deepening their commitment to the island nation and opening up...