Sisters hand over historic Rosebank property
September 14 marked the end of an era for the Sisters of the Good Samaritan when they farewelled their historic Rosebank property in Five Dock, Sydney, after 147 years of...
Mater Dei goes solar
Mater Dei School for children with special needs in Camden, NSW, is the latest in a growing number of Good Samaritan Education schools to embrace solar power so as to...
New executive director for Good Sam Education
The Governing Council of Good Samaritan Education, the ecclesial community established in 2011 to oversee the ethos, mission and stewardship of the ten incorporated Good Samaritan Colleges, has announced the...
Outstanding service to school community honoured
Good Samaritan Sister Monica Armstrong has been honoured by the Diocese of Parramatta for her “outstanding contribution and service” to the community of St Thomas Aquinas Primary School in Springwood,...
Indigenous immersion a sought-after experience
It’s five years since Lourdes Hill College in Brisbane first offered students an immersion experience in the Aboriginal community of Santa Teresa in the Northern Territory, and in that time,...
Good Sams living the present with passion
A new short film which captures the contemporary life and mission of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan was launched recently as part of celebrations for the Feast of St...
Good Samaritan Housing welcomes new residents
Moving into a unit provided by Good Samaritan Housing in Brisbane has been the circuit breaker that Alison and her baby were looking for, creating a secure space in their...
Young disability advocate wins Good Sam prize
Erin Looby, a passionate advocate for people living with disability, has received the 2015 Sisters of the Good Samaritan Prize for Commitment to Social Justice.
Kiribati women professed as Good Sams
Two Kiribati women, Tuata Terawete and Juniko Toaua, were professed as Sisters of the Good Samaritan of the Order of St Benedict during a ceremony earlier this month which was...
Goods Sams celebrate 25 years in the Philippines
The Good Samaritan Sisters’ foundation in Bacolod City, the Philippines is proof that from little things, big things can grow.
Sister Rita fondly farewells Timor
After 15 years living and ministering in Timor Leste, Good Samaritan Sister Rita Hayes returned to Australia last week. Once she’s had “a good break”, Rita, 76, plans to begin...
New directors get on board
The annual induction day for newly-appointed directors of Good Samaritan Colleges was held in Sydney last week, and for the first time, it included new directors of two other entities...