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.
Cup of Peace Café offers a pathway to future employment
Students at the Mater Dei School in Camden have embarked on a new endeavour in business and hospitality by opening the Cup of Peace Café, an enterprise they helped design.
Report provides a template for Church response to family violence
A new report highlighting the success of a pilot program conducted by Catholic Social Services Victoria and the Diocese of Sale provides a template to address domestic and family violence,
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 with Sonya Mears, Executive Director of the Good Samaritan Foundation.
70th anniversary celebrates links between Seiwa College and Good Sams
Seiwa College celebrated its 70th anniversary recently with a ceremony attended by five Sisters of the Good Samaritan in recognition of the Congregation’s role in founding and developing the school.
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.
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 Catherine McCahill, Congregational Leader of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, who was installed on 25 September.
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 who met senior MPs, advisers and departmental officers during a week of advocacy.
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 friends and supporters were honoured guests at Admiralty House recently for a reception hosted by the Governor-General David Hurley and Mrs Linda Hurley.
The Good Oil wins ACPA Award for Best Content – Climate and Environment
The Good Oil won the award for Best Content – Climate and Environment at the ACPA Awards held in Perth during this month’s conference of the Australasian Catholic Press Association.
Referendum ‘a crucial turning point for Australia’
Former school captain of St Scholastica’s College and current Labor Senator Malarndirri McCarthy is travelling the length and breadth of Australia ahead of the referendum on the Voice to Parliament.