Archive for June 2020
Loretto Volunteer Becca Krasky devotes herself to living in community
Having Becca Krasky at Angelica Village is a blessing. She is kind, engaging, brings new ideas and will help wherever needed. It is great to have the perspective of a…
Read MoreRunning a farm, Caring for Earth
The studies that have been done about regenerative agriculture, that’s really what Cody is already doing in many aspects. Susan Classen CoL, Eco-Systems Manager Photo by Christina Manweller Farmers, working…
Read MoreOne of our most basic rights …
… endowed by their Creator … certain unalienable Rights … Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness As of this writing, most of us are sheltering in place to protect ourselves and others from…
Read MoreLoretto’s promise to the land
‘The bees are swarming!’ One of the hives tended by Susan Classen released a black humming cloud that was moving up and onward with definite purpose. Swarming bees can mean the…
Read MoreLoretto Hospitality Moves Us Closer to the Other
One of our most beloved values is our Loretto hospitality, the time-honored tradition of welcoming the other and embracing all. ”I Am the Way,” Loretto’s Constitutions, #22, calls us to…
Read MoreReflection on the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity
One of my favorite Peanuts comics shows Linus, Lucy and Charlie Brown looking at the clouds and reporting what they see. Linus sees Beethoven, Lucy sees the Statue of Liberty…
Read MoreLoretto Calls for Fundamental Reform to Racist System in U.S. that Targets People of Color
Racism is the original and persistent sin of the United States. Unarmed black people are killed by police authorities and armed members of the public. Say their names: George Floyd,…
Read MoreWe Are in this Together!
I wonder how we will continue this togetherness after COVID-19. I believe that wonder at human life can keep violence from brewing. Humanity is not an exclusive club. Lives, small,…
Read MoreWhat is Emerging?
The ending is a beginning! LCWR’s most recent Reflective Journal on Discernment presents us with a poem entitled “Trasna” by Raphael Consedine PBVM. It challenges us to view this historic…
Read MoreGSR Reprint: Q & A with Sr. Anna Koop
Editor’s note: When the Global Sisters Report produced a series on women religious working with those who are homeless or living in substandard housing, they could not have chosen a…
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