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The e-magazine of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan |
Reflection
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The Good Oil encouragement award: 'Holding on to hope'Helen Bachmann’s entry ‘Holding on to hope’ received the Encouragement Award in The Good Oil 2025 Writers’ Award, which has the aim of supporting and encouraging emerging and published writers. READ MORE |
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Being Neighbour – one leader’s perspective
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International Benedictine gathering an opportunity to share our experienceAt a recent conference in Spain, my commitment to ‘being neighbour’ expanded as I listened to the reports from Benedictine women from across the world, writes Sister Catherine McCahill SGS. READ MORE |
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News Feature
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Winner of The Good Oil 2025 Writers’ Award announcedMore than 40 entries were received in The Good Oil 2025 Writers’ Award. The award is an initiative of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan in partnership with Garratt Publishing. READ MORE |
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Becoming a Good Samaritan Oblate ‘feels like coming home’Two women from opposite sides of Australia became Good Samaritan Oblates recently, with both saying they felt as though they “had come home” when they joined their local Oblate groups. READ MORE |
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Mount St Benedict College – educating the whole girlLast month, three leaders from Mount St Benedict College travelled to Christchurch to attend the International Coalition of Girls’ Schools (ICGS) Symposium, ‘Celebrating the Power of Girls and Girls’ Schools’. READ MORE |
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Profile
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Winning entry in The Good Oil 2025 Writers' Award: 'Pilgrims of hope'In a world fractured by displacement, fear and uncertainty, we are reminded that the human spirit can still flourish and that we have the power to be pilgrims of hope. READ MORE |
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NASA cybersecurity expert urges students to reach for the starsNASA cybersecurity expert Dr Kymie Tan returned to her old school, Mater Christi College, recently, sharing with students how the Good Samaritan values she received there have guided her career. READ MORE |
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What's On |
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Find out what's happening in the Good Samaritan community and beyond. Keep track of events in our Good Samaritan and Church calendars, as well as activities in the broader community of relevance to our faith life. READ MORE |
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