Registration is open for the Good Oil Writers' Workshop
A workshop that aims to support and encourage the development of both emerging and published writers will take place in Sydney on 29 May 2024. The Good Oil Writers’ Workshop,...
Fostering global connections: Bennies welcomes students from Japan
In March this year, students from Seiwa Joshi Gakuin College in Sasebo in Japan visited Mount St Benedict College in Pennant Hills, continuing a tradition that began in the 1960s....
Life Membership for Good Samaritan Sister Mary O’Shannassy JP
Good Samaritan Sister Mary O’Shannassy, well known for her decades-long ministry as a prison chaplain, has been recognised for another long-standing contribution to community service – 30 years as a...
Holy Audacity calls us to be a voice for justice and peace
In 2022, the Good Samaritan Education’s Governing Council discerned to take up Holy Audacity as one of its core values. This year, this new dynamic value is at the heart...
Benedicta House a place of prayer and ongoing mission
Nine Sisters of the Good Samaritan living in Melbourne have moved into a brand new built-for-purpose residence, called Benedicta House. The name, which pays tribute to the Sisters’ Benedictine spirituality,...
Fruits of a Good Samaritan connection continue to flourish
The bonds between two congregations of Sisters who share a name and a charism have been strengthened through the life-saving healthcare provided by the St Veronica Medical Centre in Uganda....
Catholic community acknowledges Good Samaritans’ presence in Nara over 70 years
The warm relationship between the Sisters of the Good Samaritan and the Catholic community of Nara, Japan, was celebrated recently in recognition of the 75th anniversary of the Sisters’ arrival...
Hundreds left homeless in Bacolod after fires destroy dwellings
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan and the Good Samaritan Foundation have been working to help families in Bacolod, the Philippines, who were left homeless after a series of fires...