December 2015 – Loretto Community

Remembrance of the Life of Jeannine Swift CoL

By Loretto Community | December 13, 2015 |

A woman with brown curly hair and big glasses smiling for a picture inside wearing a red shirt with a black graphic face.

Jeannine Swift, who has been a Loretto member for 62 continuous years, began life as Jeanne Carolyn, the daughter of William Harold and Loretta Knischel Swift. They and their seven children…

Remembrance of the Life of Fred Harris CoL

By Loretto Community | December 12, 2015 |

A man wearing glasses and a grey suit with a striped tie smiling for a portrait picture.

Fred Harris was born in Flint, Mich. He was raised as an only child by devout Catholic parents who sent him to Catholic high school and college. Fred spent three…

Remembrance of the Life of Barbara Ann Shultz SL

By Loretto Community | December 7, 2015 |

Woman with short grey hair and a hand on her left shoulder smiles for a picture wearing glasses and a pink collared blouse.

Sister Barbara Ann Shultz began life as Sara Barbara, the youngest of four children of Cleveland and Helen Colmer Shultz. She grew to adulthood in central Illinois, in Olney, the…

The Loretto Community consists of the congregation of the Sisters of Loretto and Loretto Co-members. The congregation of the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross was founded in rural Kentucky in 1812. Today, our Sisters and Co-members continue to live out the Loretto Community’s mission to “work for justice and act for peace because the Gospel urges us.” In the United States and throughout the world, Loretto Community members serve in many fields, including education, healthcare, elder care, environmental stewardship and advocacy.

Archive for December 2015

Remembrance of the Life of Jeannine Swift CoL

Remembrance of the Life of Fred Harris CoL

Remembrance of the Life of Barbara Ann Shultz SL

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