NAIDOC Week 2026: ‘50 Years Deadly’
This year marks 50 years of NAIDOC Week and yet there is no public holiday to celebrate our Indigenous peoples, the longest living culture on this planet, writes Catherine McCahill.
Applications invited for women’s Study, Accompaniment & Mentoring (SAM) Program
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan are inviting applications for their 2027 Study, Accompaniment and Mentoring (SAM) Program for Catholic women, which offers financial assistance for women undertaking tertiary studies.
Gemma Light’s Oblate journey ‘a testimony to the love of God’
The Sisters of the Good Samaritan have been woven through the story of Gemma Light’s life. This treasured relationship took a new turn when Gemma became a Good Samaritan Oblate.
St Scholastica’s College offers boarders a home away from home
For families across regional Australia, choosing a boarding school is about more than academic results, it is about finding a place where their daughters feel supported, inspired and at home.
POEM: Two Small Words
Simple really, really simple, but oh so complex. Complex but oh so simple in reality. Two small words, with two small letters intact. Two small letters, in two small words
Refugee Week Conference explores hidden slavery in Australia
Human trafficking, modern slavery and the vulnerability of migrant workers was the focus of this year’s Good Samaritan Refugee Week Conference, which explored the theme of ‘Hidden Slavery in Australia’.
Powerful stories shared in ‘Hope: Unfinished Business’
Good Samaritan Oblate Sally FitzGerald has contributed to a new book in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic women share sacred personal stories about their lived experience of hope.
