Centenary celebrations begin at Lourdes Hill
Brisbane’s Lourdes Hill College began its year of centenary celebrations last month with a number of activities on February 11, culminating in a Eucharist at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition...
Partnership at heart of asylum seeker centre
Arrupe Place in Parramatta opened its doors just over a year ago and already this drop-in centre for asylum seekers, established by Jesuit Refugee Service in collaboration with seven other...
Celebrating 30 years in WA outback
It’s 30 years since the Good Samaritan Sisters first arrived in the Western Australian outback parish of Mount Magnet. To mark this milestone, past and present parishioners, sisters and members...
Good Sams reach century in Brisbane
Brisbane celebrated the centenary of the arrival of the Good Samaritan Sisters to Brisbane last month. A large group of sisters attended the celebration at Sts Peter and Paul’s Church,...
Asia-Pacific leadership gathering a first for sisters
More than 20 sisters from Kiribati, the Philippines, Japan and Australia gathered recently for the inaugural Good Samaritan Sisters’ Asia-Pacific Leadership Forum to explore some of the cross-cultural aspects of...
Jareer wins “coveted” Mater Dei Peace Prize
Finishing secondary school is a significant milestone for any student, but for Jareer Jaber, who graduated last year from Year 12 at Mater Dei School for children with special needs,...
“Clean-up Boulevard” about to begin
Good Samaritan Sisters in the Philippines are about to embark on a two-year environmental project in Boulevard, a poor coastal community in Bacolod City, where garbage and pollution levels have...
Brisbane schools gearing up for centenary celebrations
Three Brisbane schools all established by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan are gearing up for a year of celebrations in 2016 to commemorate their centenaries.
Doing their bit to give hope to asylum seekers
While the future for many asylum seekers in Australia seems disturbingly bleak, a number of Good Samaritan Sisters and Oblates are doing what they can in their own neighbourhoods, offering...
New Good Samaritan Oblates welcomed
Three women from different backgrounds and life situations formalised their commitment as Good Samaritan Oblates on Sunday, November 15, giving public expression to their desire to continue more deeply on...
Religious leaders hold urgent meeting about refugees
Sister Clare Condon was one of 50-plus religious leaders who met with Federal parliamentarians last week, calling on them to restore Australia’s standing as a compassionate nation by winding back...
Peoples of the Pacific need our support now
Climate change is not some far-away concept for the peoples of the Pacific; it’s impacting on their lives now and they need our support now. That was the resounding message...