Program supports young climate leaders to advocate for their Pacific home
The Edmund Rice Centre for Justice and Community Education has launched a program to support young climate leaders in Kiribati and Tuvalu to communicate and advocate for their Pacific home...
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...
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...
Ministries aim to make the festive season a time of faith and hope
The Good Samaritan Foundation brings together people and resources to support the works and initiatives of the Good Samaritan Sisters to assist those in need in communities across Australia and the Pacific. The Foundation’s...
Big Sister Little Sister Program helps students to flourish
When students first start at Lourdes Hill College their Big Sister writes them a letter. This letter tells them to be brave, be inspired and explore all the College has...
Good Samaritan community commits to Laudato Si’ Action Goals
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan have launched their seven Laudato Si’ Action Goals, designed to help them turn their long-time commitment to caring for creation into day-to-day practical actions...
Joan Chittister: What is the ‘new’ trying to emerge in Benedictine life?
Benedictines must draw on their history, tradition and charism, rooted in the ancient Rule of St Benedict, as they strike out on new paths in facing the challenges of today,...
Tertiary Scholarship Fund supports first graduates in Bacolod
Four young people from the poorest areas of Bacolod in the Philippines, who began their education with the Good Samaritan Kinder School in 2004-05, will soon graduate at tertiary level,...
Spiritual direction and mentoring are key aspects of SAM Program
In the second year of the Good Samaritan Study and Mentoring (SAM) Program, eight women will receive support as they undertake studies aimed at promoting women’s leadership within the Church....
Good Sams celebrate Foundation Day February 2, 2022
February 2 marks 165 years since the Foundation of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan. A short video to mark the occasion has been produced, which acknowledges First Nations people...
St Monica’s College forms deep bond with Bacolod community
By Lynton Martin, St Monica’s College, Epping, Alumnae 2020 In November 2019, St Monica’s College, Epping sent the first group to the school’s Philippines Immersion Experience in Bacolod. Little did...
'Share the Joy, Give a Toy' Christmas appeal for Bacolod
A Christmas fundraising campaign by the Good Samaritan Foundation hopes to put a smile on the faces of struggling children and families who have been hard-hit by the COVID-19 crisis....