On preparing future priests for their liturgical ministry
Sister Ursula O’Rourke is one of two women on the formation team at Queensland’s Holy Spirit Seminary at Banyo, where she specialises in liturgical formation and education.
Ready to take the next step in their Good Samaritan journey
Two young women from Kiribati, Kawi Arebonto and Tenta Maritino, will make their first profession as Sisters of the Good Samaritan next month and both say they are feeling excited...
A woman on a quest to help others with chronic pain
Sister Mary-Lynne Cochrane admits that chronic pain and the side-effects of pain-killers took a massive toll on her life. But in recent years she’s discovered a new and more life-giving...
Meet Marella, Veronica, Meg and Catherine
Meet the four Council members who will assist and advise Sister Patty Fawkner in her role as Congregational Leader until 2023.
The privilege of influencing young women
Looking back on her vocation and her work, Sister Joan Sexton says it has been a great privilege, particularly to be able to influence young women and “to promote their...
Combining a love of theology with her business skills
Natalie Acton, Mount St Benedict Centre’s newly-appointed Director, is brimming with hope and enthusiasm for the Centre and its ministry.
Learning to listen vital for cross-cultural ministry
When Sister Geraldine Kearney arrived in Australia with her migrant family at age four-and-a-half, she couldn’t have known that the culture shock she experienced would play a key role in...
Leading people to ‘aha’ moments in faith
Yarra Theological Union in Melbourne is “a wonderful place to learn and grow”, says Good Samaritan Sister Glenda Bourke.
“Lucky to have been influenced by strong women”
Former Mount St Benedict College student, Julie Knutsen, now an academic, educator, researcher and artist, is hoping to introduce a program to Australia which improves children’s literacy through art.
Going inward in order to go outward
Marie Milne says her life as a Good Samaritan Oblate underpins all areas of her life. “For me, it’s about going inward in order to go outward,” she says.
“It has been absolutely privileged work”
Looking back, Sister Catherine Slattery recalls that her vocation and her work, both as a teacher and in promoting the Good Samaritan Benedictine charism in schools, is a long way...
A safe haven for women and children: 20 years on
“It’s so aptly named The Good Samaritan Inn,” says Mary O’Donohue, “because it is reaching out to people in their most vulnerable moments, and caring for them and making sure...