Good Samaritan school heightens awareness of homelessness
More than 300 guests, including the Governor-General David Hurley, gathered in the Good Samaritan Centre of Lourdes Hill College recently to highlight the situation of people experiencing homelessness and raise...
Fostering dialogue between science and religion
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan have entered into an auspice agreement with the Faith Ecology Network.
A treasured privilege over 100 years
Sister Monica Nugent SGS celebrated her 100th birthday last month recounting her many years of service in Japan as a Good Samaritan Sister.
Breaking bread and building bridges
Finding common ground over a shared meal in the holy month of Ramadan, provided an opportunity for the Islamic and Good Sams communities to reflect on mercy.
Notre Dame Law student receives Helen Lombard award
Ashley Carvalho, a final year Law (Honours) student from the University of Notre Dame, Fremantle in Western Australia, has received this year’s Helen Lombard Award for her outstanding service to...
Australia Day honours for Sister Rita
Good Samaritan Sister Rita Fitt of Wollongong has been recognised in this year’s Australia Day honours list.
Asia Pacific Forum: God is present in the differences
Tropical storms and flight cancellations weren’t enough to stop seven Good Samaritan sisters from Kiribati from attending the second Asia Pacific Forum, held in the Philippines from January 7-12.
Final program to celebrate “season of great possibility”
Mount St Benedict Centre’s final program to the public will be a Lenten Reflection Day on Saturday 9 March.
I-Kiribati women welcomed into Good Samaritan novitiate
Three young women from Kiribati have taken a leap of faith by moving to Australia to begin their novitiate journey with the Sisters of the Good Samaritan.
Fifty years in special education: “a gift”
After 50 years’ service to the special education and disability sector, including 30 years at Mater Dei School in Camden, Sister Jeanie Heininger will retire at the close of the...
“We want women to be free from violence”
A team of seven staff members and volunteers from the Good Samaritan Inn braved cold, wet and windy conditions recently to take part in the Walk Against Family Violence in...
New home for new community on “sacred site”
After almost five years of consultation, planning and construction phases, the Good Samaritan Sisters’ new convent at Glebe in Sydney was blessed during a small but significant ceremony last month.