Applications invited for women’s Study, Accompaniment and Mentoring Program
Applications are invited for the women’s Study, Accompaniment and Mentoring (SAM) Program, an initiative of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, in 2025. Core components include financial assistance for women...
Governance in the spotlight for Good Samaritan Education
Each year, Good Samaritan Education (GSE) conducts a Governance Day where we focus on corporate governance trends and specific issues of governance pertaining to the education sector and Public Juridic...
Call for royal commission into immigration detention policies
The Good Samaritan Refugee and Asylum Seeker Network held an online conference to mark Refugee Week last month, with guest speaker Julie Macken urging participants to make a stand for...
Good Samaritan Sister Juniko Toaua makes her Perpetual Profession
There were joyful celebrations in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati earlier this month when Sister Juniko Toaua SGS made her Perpetual Profession as a Sister of the Good Samaritan....
The Good Oil Writers' Workshop encourages and inspires
A room full of readers, writers and word-lovers came together in Sydney recently for The Good Oil Writers’ Workshop, where they explored the theme, Words Matter, hearing from published writers...
Spiritual direction and mentoring are key elements of SAM Program
Participants in this year’s Good Samaritan Study and Mentoring (SAM) Program said among the reasons they were drawn to apply was the opportunity not just to have financial assistance for...
Good Samaritan Education launches Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan
Good Samaritan Education proudly launched our Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) to the broader community at our recent March Assembly. The formal launch of our RAP marks a significant milestone...
Kinder School in Bacolod celebrates 20th anniversary
The Good Samaritan Kinder School in Bacolod, the Philippines, which was established to serve the poor families of the squatter district, has celebrated its 20th anniversary, with those involved, both...
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,...
Good Samaritan Sisters’ ministries are flourishing in Kiribati
When Good Samaritan Sister Michelle Reid visited the Pacific nation of Kiribati last month, she was immediately struck by two things – the vulnerability of the land due to rising...
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...