Celebrating significant milestones
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan and Rosebank College, Five Dock in Sydney are both celebrating significant milestones in 2017. It’s 160 years since the congregation was founded and 150...
Japanese sisters visit Australia for jubilee celebrations
On a recent visit to Australia to celebrate her golden jubilee as a Sister of the Good Samaritan, Sister Yoshi Suzukawa, from Japan, said she clearly remembered the first time...
Australia Day honour for Sister Mary
Sister Mary O’Shannassy was among 958 people recognised in this year’s Australia Day honours list.
Sarah makes lifelong commitment to Good Sams
Over 200 people from diverse walks of life came together in Sydney last month to witness and celebrate the perpetual profession of Sister Sarah Puls as a Sister of the...
Good Sams celebrate student’s graduation
The first female Aboriginal student sponsored by the Good Samaritan Sisters’ Rural Outreach program has graduated after completing Year 12 at Nagle Catholic College in Geraldton, Western Australia.
TGO reader survey results in
Many thanks to those people who completed “The Good Oil’s” recent reader survey.
Volunteers essential to life at the Inn
Volunteers have been integral to the life of the Good Samaritan Inn in Melbourne ever since it opened its doors 20 years ago to support women and children in need....
Festival of readings and songs to usher in Advent
Sydney-siders or those visiting Sydney later this month will have the opportunity to participate in the popular Advent Festival of Readings and Songs hosted by the Sisters of the Good...
Partnership gathering energises and enriches
More than 80 people from across Australia, and internationally from Japan, Kiribati and the Philippines, came together recently for a gathering to deepen their understanding of the Good Samaritan Benedictine...
Supporting Filipinas in prison
Sister Anne Dixon left Australia nearly four years ago to live and work among some of the poorest people of Bacolod in the Philippines. For Anne, it’s been a life-giving...
Port Pirie teachers enriched by Kiribati experience
When South Australian teacher Bridget Kennelly first heard about an opportunity to travel to the remote Pacific island nation of Kiribati with other teachers as part of a social justice...
Exciting developments at Camden conservation site
Ten threatened species have been found on the Good Samaritan Sisters’ Mater Dei site at Camden, NSW, in the first official survey of birds and wildlife since concerted efforts began...