Section Archive: News Feature

SAM Program is providing support to women in leadership roles

Eight women from across Australia and the Philippines have received scholarships that will provide them with support as they undertake this year’s Good Samaritan Study, Accompaniment and Mentoring (SAM) Program.

Posted on: February 18, 2026

Becoming an Oblate is a place of spiritual connection for Margie Schubert

When Margie Schubert encountered the Good Samaritan Oblate Group in Melbourne she was struck by the Benedictine values of deep listening and hospitality and, recently, she too became an Oblate.

Posted on: February 18, 2026

Firm friendships formed when country and city connect

Boarding students and staff from St Scholastica’s College in Glebe recently hosted a visit from 10 students and their families from the remote Indigenous Kimberley community of Ringer Soak, WA.

Posted on: December 10, 2025

Haven for healing, refuge and recovery opens in Melbourne

Melbourne has a new place of healing, refuge and recovery for those escaping family violence with the blessing and opening of the Good Samaritan Haven, following six years of planning.

Posted on: December 10, 2025

Reflecting on a year of challenges and celebrations

The Good Samaritan Foundation brings together people and resources to support the ministry of the Good Samaritan Sisters to assist those in need in communities across Australia and the Pacific.

Posted on: December 10, 2025

Good Samaritan Sister Meg Kahler elected to key Benedictine role

Good Samaritan Sister Meg Kahler said her election as President of the Benedictine Union of East Asia and Oceania offers opportunities to build connections and mutual support among Benedictine communities.

Posted on: November 19, 2025

Good Sams Foundation launches Philippines Emergency Appeal

The Sisters of the Good Samaritan Foundation has launched an appeal following the destruction caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi, which has battered communities on the island of Negros in the Philippines.

Posted on: November 19, 2025

Pilgrims of hope: International Benedictine Youth Congress

Beneath the Roman sun, surrounded by walls that have sheltered centuries of faith and learning, students and staff from around the world came together for the International Benedictine Youth Congress.

Posted on: November 19, 2025

Pilgrims of Hope: Transformed through Sacrament and Song

The National Liturgy and Music Conference featured an active Good Samaritan presence, with Sisters and an Oblate hosting workshops in which they shared their love and knowledge of the liturgy.

Posted on: November 16, 2025

Winner of The Good Oil 2025 Writers’ Award announced

More than 40 entries were received in The Good Oil 2025 Writers’ Award. The award is an initiative of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan in partnership with Garratt Publishing.

Posted on: October 15, 2025

Becoming a Good Samaritan Oblate ‘feels like coming home’

Two women from opposite sides of Australia became Good Samaritan Oblates recently, with both saying they felt as though they “had come home” when they joined their local Oblate groups.

Posted on: October 15, 2025

Mount St Benedict College – educating the whole girl

Last month, three leaders from Mount St Benedict College travelled to Christchurch to attend the International Coalition of Girls’ Schools (ICGS) Symposium, ‘Celebrating the Power of Girls and Girls’ Schools’.

Posted on: October 15, 2025