Archive for November 2016
Remembrance of the Life of Sister Anne Michelle LaMarre SL
Sister Anne Michelle LaMarre was born into a devout Catholic family in Kankakee, Ill. As Monica Margaret LaMarre, she grew up with two brothers and four sisters, all of whom attended Loretto-taught…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Sister Jane (Sister John Dennis) Clark, SL
Jane Clark was born in Lebanon, Ky., a descendant of two of Kentucky’s earliest Catholic families. Her father was John Dennis Clark of Lebanon and her mother Lucy Thomas of…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Alma Schuler CoL
Alma Marcella Schuler was a quiet, gentle woman often introduced in Loretto circles as “the younger sister of the Schuler twins.” Alma, known in the family as Peggy, was the…
Read More2016 Snowmass Retreat Emphasizes Importance of Community
By Julie Popham (Editor’s Note: This was the second retreat sponsored by the Outreach Team in an effort to bring together vowed and co-members of the Loretto Community, co-members-in-process and…
Read MoreStro’s Banners Reflect Message of Border March
A vibrant group of 11 representing Loretto attended the October marches and rallies at the Convergence at the Border of Nogales, Mexico, and Sonora, Ariz. Events took place on both…
Read MoreFirst Nerinx Hall High School Loretto Circle Retreat a Success
By Noeli Lytton After Beth Blissman finished leading the first Loretto Circle Retreat, she had fired up Nerinx faculty and Loretto Volunteers to connect with Earth more deeply. Oct. 1…
Read MoreThe Louie Bluie Festival Offers Diversity Dimensions
My volunteer involvement with an annual festival here in Campbell County, Tenn., called the Louie Bluie Festival is just one of many examples throughout Loretto of efforts to make good…
Read MoreFormer Volunteers Reconnect at Loretto Motherhouse Retreat
Seventeen Loretto Volunteer Program alums participated in a retreat at the Motherhouse over Labor Day weekend. They traveled from diverse places, including New York, Washington, D.C., Tennessee, Missouri and Connecticut.…
Read MoreWell Done, Interfaith Voices!
Sept. 24 Interfaith Voices was awarded first place in the radio/podcast category at the annual awards banquet of the Religion News Association. The award was specifically for a story on…
Read MoreRPF Committee Helps Community Move Forward
Responsible Planning for the Future (RPF) is the name of a new committee suggested in 2015 by the Community Forum and affirmed by the Forum in 2016. One of the…
Read MoreMoney for Mission: When Will We Spend It?
At out Zoom Assembly in September, the Finance Committee asked us how we would like to spend money for mission. There was a splendid array of creative answers, all heartfelt…
Read MoreCould Loretto’s Mission Extend to a Woodland Burial Place?
By Cecily Jones Could the desire of some Loretto Community members for a nature (“green”) burial in the Motherhouse woods develop into a new aspect of Loretto’s mission of reaching…
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