We believe that meaningful and nurturing relationships are the contexts for our journey towards healing and wholeness as people created for interdependence and relationship.

Compassion Towards Women in Prostitution
We believe that as recipients of the compassionate love of God as individuals and as a community, we must extend compassion particularly towards the marginalized and vulnerable among us such as these women.

Image-Bearers
Samaritana believes that each woman and man, regardless of their background, have innate dignity, beauty, creativity and sacredness because they bear the image of God.

Integrated Transformational Journey
Samaritana values the integrated transformation journey as the road each of us must travel towards union with God, personal growth and recovery of our true selves, and restoration of meaningful community with others.

Learning Organization
Samaritana seeks to be a learning community that values a constant process of creative change, growth and renewal through exploration, reflection, study, discovery, and dialogue with others.

Contemplation-Action Rhythm
We believe that our most powerful words and action are formed and nurtured from the deepest places in our heart through contemplation and that meaningful contemplation and reflection results in an overflowing of compassionate love to others.

Collaboration
Recognizing that Samaritana has both unique gifts and strengths, as well as unique limitations, we value solidarity and collaboration, networking and partnership with individuals and groups in providing loving care and accompaniment to our modern day Samaritan women.