Loretto making headlines! Here, we collect news stories that feature Loretto members or community.
Exhibit chronicles history of Catholicism in El Paso
El Paso Times, April 9, 2013
It wasn’t an easy assignment — telling the story of the El Paso Catholic Diocese’s 100 years — in one art exhibit.
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Janine Young: Women have long contributed to diocese
El Paso Times, April 8, 2013
Women religious have served the church in the Diocese of El Paso for more than 130 years. There are many Catholics who have benefited from Catholic schools, hospitals, charities and other institutions staffed and supported by dozens of religious orders…
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Transition at the Vatican
Diane Rehm Show, February 27, 2013
Roman Catholic cardinals gather to choose a new pope. Diane and her guests discuss transition at the Vatican and challenges facing the world’s largest Christian denomination. Our own Maureen Fiedler SL joins this distinguished panel.
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Sister Cathy Mueller: Changing the world…one link at a time
Finesse E-Newsletter, December 2012
“The adage goes, “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” Sister Cathy Mueller, SL, President of Denver’s Loretto Community, has dedicated her life to strengthening community links and ties to Mother Earth—often in tandem with one another.”
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Remembering Sister J with thanks
St. Louis Beacon, December 28, 2012
“As 2012 draws to a close, it is fitting to recall a legendary figure in St. Louis higher education who died earlier this year. Sister Jacqueline Grennan, leader of Webster College throughout most of the 1960s (first as academic vice president, then as president), brought national attention to St. Louis as few others before or since…”
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Is this truly a stairway to heaven?
Pueblo Chieftain, December 2, 2012
Some things simply defy explanation. And one of them is located inside the Loretto Chapel.
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Nerinx President Barbara Roche to retire after 27 years of service
Webster Journal, November 28, 2012
Last December, the city of Webster Groves honored Sister Barbara Roche by making Dec. 2 Sister Barbara Roche Day. Roche, Nerinx Hall High School president, celebrated 25 years of work and service at the school with family and friends on that day in 2011.
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Iraqi Student Project brings refugee to study at Fontbonne
St. Louis Beacon, November 23, 2012
When he was almost 10 years old, Ahmed Al-Dulaimi fled Baghdad with his family — everyone was terrified of what American bombs and American technology would do to them and their city. They left in 2003, as the United States invaded Iraq.
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“Nuns on the Bus” tour Front Range to protect poor against budget cuts
Denver Post, November 12, 2012
“Nuns on the Bus” toured Front Range cities Monday to denounce tax cuts for America’s richest 2 percent and budget cuts they say would devastate the poorest Americans…
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Former teacher finds barns can be noble
Rio Rancho Observer, September 19, 2012
Jerry Davis stands in front of one of the barns he drew as part of his book, “Barns From the Land of Enchantment.” This barn is in Bernalillo and is named “The Sisters of Loretto Barn.” According to the book, the barn was part of a convent and school complex that has been renamed “El Zocalo.” The barn was built in 1875 and renovated in 2011.
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LGBT Injustices Central at Loretto Community 200th Jubilee Celebration in DC
Bondings 2.0, September 19, 2012
LGBT issues were front and center when 40 people gathered in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the Loretto Community’s 200th Jubilee…
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‘Nuns on the Bus’ Tour Visits West County Candidates About Fair Budget
The group stopped by the West County offices of Ann Wagner and Todd Akin Thursday to “advocate for a fair budget” and speak out against Paul Ryan’s proposed budget.
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‘Loretto in Louisville’ event to celebrate 200 years of order’s founding
Louisville Courier-Journal, September 18, 2012
Two stately mansions in Chickasaw recall a time nearly 90 years ago when the Catholic Sisters of Loretto moved their original school in Portland to larger quarters on West Broadway…
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Trail Dust: Sisters of Loretto Welcomed to Santa Fe 160 Years Ago
Earlier this year, my friend Sister Patricia J. Manion of the Loretto Community, a teaching order of the Catholic Church, alerted me to an upcoming event, Sept. 26. On that date, a celebration will be held at Santa Fe marking the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Sisters of Loretto and also the 160th anniversary of their arrival in New Mexico’s capital.
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Roots in Jesus, Mary enliven Loretto Community
St. Louis Review, September 5, 2012
The Loretto Community in St. Louis will celebrate its 200th anniversary at a Mass at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at St. Pius V Church, Grand and Utah avenues in south St. Louis. Archbishop Robert J. Carlson will celebrate the Mass, and a reception will be held afterward…
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Sr. Dorothy Vidulich, former NCR Washington correspondent, dies
National Catholic Reporter, July 12, 2012
Dorothy Vidulich was a Sister of St. Joseph of Peace and a Loretto co-member. “She was born in Jersey City, but Dorothy Vidulich was a true daughter of “The Nun of Kenmare,” the contentious, courageous, hierarchy battling Margaret Anna Cusack, founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace…”
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Pakistani women studying renewable energy at SEI
Glenwood Springs Post Independent, May 20, 2012
“Two women from Pakistan were in class last week at Solar Energy International…learning how to install solar hot-water systems on buildings…”
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Appalachian women testify against coal industry
The State-Journal [West Virginia's business paper], May 11, 2012
An international women’s organization put coal — specifically surface mining — to the test in West Virginia Thursday.
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Call to Jubilee: Loretto Community celebrates 200th Year
Lebanon Enterprise, May 2, 2012
Sr. Agnes Ann Schum took a break on a bench as she was walking up the hill back to the Loretto Motherhouse. She and hundreds of other members of the Loretto Community had just gathered for a group photo to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the community.
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Loretto Sister Swain dies at 66
Denver Catholic Register, May 9, 2012
Loretto Sister Susan Swain, St. Mary’s Academy Lower School principal for 15 years and founding board member of Escuela de Guadalupe, died in her Denver home April 27. She was 66.
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Sisters of Loretto honor founders, plan future to celebrate 200 years
Catholic News Service, May 8, 2012
The Sisters of Loretto honored their founders, planned for the future, renewed their vows and took action to aid immigrants during a five-day bicentennial celebration in the Archdiocese of Louisville.
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La Hermandad de Loreto
Al Dia en America [Louisville], May 3, 2012
Wonderful coverage of our 200th Jubilee celebration and immigration billboard – from Louisville’s Spanish-language paper.
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Sisters of Loretto Mark 200th Anniversary
Louisville Record, May 3, 2012
The Sisters of Loretto honored their founders, planned for the future, renewed their vows and took action to aid immigrants during a five-day bicentennial celebration held April 22-26…
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Or see their photo gallery.
Sisters of Loretto turn 200
Lebanon Enterprise
Fantastic photo display from our Jubilee Homecoming at the Loretto Motherhouse.
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Nuns, Vatican at odds: Report chides umbrella group as Sisters of Loretto mark founding 200 years ago
Louisville Courier-Journal, April 28, 2012
Rain began just as about 300 nuns and other members of the Loretto Community were finishing a symposium Wednesday that marked this week’s 200th anniversary of their founding by three Central Kentucky pioneer women.
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Nuns gather in favor of immigration
WAVE Louisville, April 27, 2012
Kentucky nuns gathered under a billboard to sing, pray and add their voices to the immigration debate.
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Sisters of Loretto at 200: Celebrating frontier past, mission of peace and justice
St. Louis Beacon, April 24, 2012
As patrons enter the Loretto-Hilton Performing Arts Center for a performance, some may wonder about its name. Was Loretto the first name of theater donor Conrad Hilton’s wife? His daughter? A lady in black?
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Throughout Colorado’s history, women have had starring roles
Denver Post, April 20, 2012
The Sisters of Loretto get a nice mention in this article about women’s role in Colorado history.
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The Loretto Community Marks 200 Years
Webster-Kirkwood Times, April 13, 1012
On April 25, the Sisters will celebrate the 200th anniversary of their founding. The Sisters’ interest in educational opportunities and social justice is reflected in their long history…
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Loretto Sisters Celebrate Bicentennial
Catholic Key, March 29, 2012
The Sisters of Loretto have been a force in education, human rights and the empowerment of women since they were founded in 1812. The 200th Jubilee celebration began in January…
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Loretto alumnae celebrate history of education, justice
Kansas City Star, March 26, 2012
Alumnae, former faculty gather for weekend events to celebrate the school’s 200th anniversary…
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Another article about the Kansas City weekend is here.
Sisters Of Loretto Honored
Webster-Kirkwood Times, March 23, 2012
The council honored the Sisters of Loretto on the occasion of the 200-year anniversary of the founding of their congregation…
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Sad story of nun Alicia Ramirez’s mother leads to “Patrocino e Yo”
Denver Post, March 9, 2012
“Like so many people, Alicia Ramirez knew little about her parents’ lives until she was well into adulthood. Ramirez, a nun with the Sisters of Loretto, was 40 when someone asked her mother how she came to the USA…”
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Founding Board Member: Remembering Luke
Mary’s Pence Blog, February 21, 2012
Cecily Jones SL shares a lovely remembrance of Mary Luke Tobin SL, a founding board member of Mary’s Pence.
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Susan Swain: Miracles Easily Found
Denver Post, February 28, 2012
In this lovely reflection on the front page of the Denver Post, Susan Swain SL is honored for her co-founding of the now-thriving Escuela de Guadalupe, and is now modelling a graceful and faith-filled embrace of mortality.
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Mass for Consecrated Life
The Record, February 9, 2012
Pauline Albin SL is featured on the front page of the central Kentucky Catholic newspaper, as a participant in the Mass for Consecrated Life.
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Wren Smith: Training People to See Nature
Kentucky Living Magazine, February 2012
Wren Smith, a Loretto co-member and naturalist, is featured in this month’s Kentucky Living Magazine. “When people can really see nature,” she explains, “they might try to understand it better, which will then help them to love it.”
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Two educators mark 40 years in Catholic; enjoy students’ ‘spark of understanding’
Denver Catholic Register, February 1, 2012
Kathryn McNamee, former Loretto sister, is honored for 40 years in Catholic education.
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Anna Barbara Sakurai CoL Remembered in the NYT
Co-member and former sister Anna Barbara Sakurai was one of just a handful of people to be featured in the New York Times Magazine’s “The Lives They Lived” print edition.
See it here.
Webster Honors Sr. Barbara Roche
Webster-Kirkwood Times, December 16, 2011
The city of Webster Groves recently honored Sr. Barbara Roche, president of Nerinx Hall, declaring December 2 as Sr. Barbara Roche Day.
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Live the Life! Fun Begins at 55!
Alicia Ramirez SL is featured on the cover of the Clements Community Center newsletter, holding a piece of her woodwork.
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On Sunday, Catholic service undergoes biggest change since Vatican II of 1960s
Denver Post, November 26, 2011
“Catholics who have grown up with the freedom and ‘open window’ of Vatican II will find this new translation clumsy and very stilted,” said vigil organizer Mary Ann Cunningham, a retired Latin teacher and member of the Sisters of Loretto.
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Great Women of Spirit
Regis University Magazine, Fall 2011
Sister Mary Luke Tobin, a 1934 Loretto Heights College alumna and Denver native, was the first subject of a new “Great Women of Spirit” art series at Regis University.
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