70th anniversary celebrates links between Seiwa College and Good Sams
Seiwa College in Sasebo, Japan, celebrated its 70th anniversary last month with a ceremony attended by five Sisters of the Good Samaritan in recognition of the Congregation’s role in founding...
Santa Teresa immersion a transformative experience for GSE students
The Good Samaritan Education student immersion experience returned to our Formation for Mission program this year with a visit to the community at Ltyentye Apurte (Santa Teresa) near Alice Springs....
Laptops will support learning in Timor Leste
Good Samaritan Sister Rita Hayes, who spent many years living in Timor Leste, made her final trip back there recently. Together with Sonya Mears, Executive Director of the Good Samaritan...
A love of learning and teaching underpins new Superior’s life and ministry
A love of learning and teaching has underpinned the life and ministry of Sister Catherine McCahill, the newly installed Superior of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, and this, she...
Benedictine leadership course supports Sr Grace Marcelo in her ministry
A short course in Rome on Leadership in the Rule of St Benedict was not only a wonderful experience of intercultural learning for Good Samaritan Sister Grace Marcelo, but also...
Social justice advocates shine a spotlight on human trafficking
Two Sisters of the Good Samaritan were part of a team of staff and volunteers from ACRATH – Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans – who met with senior...
Winner of The Good Oil 2023 Writers’ Award announced
The Good Oil 2023 Writers’ Award was launched by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan with the dual purpose of supporting and encouraging the development of emerging and published writers....
Vice-Regal reception honours Good Sams’ ‘rich and proud history’
Sisters of the Good Samaritan, together with staff, partners in mission, friends and supporters were honoured guests at Admiralty House in Sydney recently for a reception hosted by the Governor-General...
The Good Oil wins ACPA Award for Best Content – Climate and Environment
The annual conference of the Australasian Catholic Press Association (ACPA) took place this month when more than 50 Catholic editors and people working in Church communications came together in Perth....
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...