Archive for March 2019
CSW63 (Commission on the Status of Women) – 2019
2019’s CSW (Commission on the Status of Women) was hosted by Irish Ambassador Byrne Nason. Its priority theme was about the “social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Marcia Elise André CoL
I was born on April 26, 1937, in St. Mary’s Catholic Hospital in Clarksburg, W.V., to loving Christian parents. My mother, daughter of a Northern Baptist minister, was an English…
Read More2019 Lenten Reflections
During this Lenten Season, Loretto will be adding to our website a daily Lenten reflection published by the Ignatian Solidarity Network. Click here to view the reflections. We are grateful…
Read MoreProfiles of Community Leadership
Meet the new team for 2019-2021! Below are brief biographies of our president, vice president, Executive Committee and Community Forum members. Barbara Nicholas SL, President Educated at Webster College in…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of David Livingston Edwards, former CoL
(Following the example of his wife Kaye, David Edwards enthusiastically embraced Loretto Co-membership and faithfully lived as a Co-member from 1998 to 2018. Because of continuing health concerns which sapped…
Read More2019 Lenten Reflections – LEN
LEN Lenten Reflection March 6, 2019LEN Lenten Reflection March 13, 2019LEN Lenten Reflection March 20, 2019LEN Lenten Reflection March 27, 2019LEN Lenten Reflection April 3, 2019
Read More#StandWithSisters
This #NationalCatholicSistersWeek March 8-14, will you #StandWithSisters in serving, advocating for and walking with the most vulnerable and marginalized communities in our society; caring for our common home; standing firm…
Read MoreLoretto Earth Network News – Spring 2019
A Picture Speaks Volumes!
March 16 Nasreen Daniel and other representatives of the National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) in Pakistan will convene for its annual meeting. Nasreen, the only woman on the NCEC, is…
Read MoreGiving to Good Cause
Note from Alicia Ramirez: I attended the Washington County Democratic Women’s Club Jan. 19 and, as it was ending, the women asked if I could tell them about my upcoming…
Read More‘White’ Christmas 2018
For some time now Loretto Community members from the Motherhouse and Louisville have been meeting the 3 p.m. “Sunday Bus” that comes from Texas with immigrants who are going to…
Read MoreSMA Alumna Reflects on Volunteer Service at El Paso Shelter for Immigrants
By Isabel Forward On the ride home, as I smelled vaguely of vomit, I thought of the many ways these families had suffered during their time here – so much…
Read More