Archive for September 2020
Loretto Continues 50-Year Call for Worldwide Nuclear Ban
“One of our sisters told me she was teaching in Sante Fe when the first bomb was tested at Los Alamos and a boy brought a piece of debris in…
Read MoreReflection on the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ezekiel 18:25-28 Philippians 2:1-11 Matthew 21:28-32 I have my own version of the Gospel story: My mother would say to my sister, ‘Please wash the dishes,’ and my sister would…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Sister Maureen (formerly Sister Ann Maureen) McCormack SL
Maureen Frances McCormack was born in St. Louis, the third of four daughters born to John Clement McCormack of Waukon, Iowa, and Ozzara Deluhery of Los Angeles. Maureen’s older sisters,…
Read MoreSept. 23 Grand Jury Decision in Breonna Taylor Case Leaves Loretto, Other Louisville Area Congregations with ‘Feelings of Great Sadness and Injustice’
The Sisters of Loretto/Loretto Community joined with the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth and the Leadership Team of the Dominican Sisters of Peace to release…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Sister Susan Carol McDonald SL
(What follows is the reflection, “The Susan I Have Known,” as told to Mary Louise Denny SL “over the years.”) For some 30 years I have been blessed knowing Susan.…
Read MoreLoretto Co-membership Celebrates 50 Years!
On Aug. 15, the Loretto Community celebrated the 50th anniversary of co-membership. Begun in 1970, Loretto co-membership has provided a way for those who share Loretto values of community, spirituality…
Read MoreReflection on the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
As I reflected on Jesus’ use of parables, I was reminded of an experience soon after I arrived to live and work in El Salvador. Felipa, a Poor Claire novice,…
Read MoreLoretto Honors Members Celebrating 75, 50 and 25 Years of Service as Sisters or Co-Members
“When we let the Spirit lead us it is impossible to know where we are being led. All we know, all we can believe, all we can hope is that…
Read MoreReflection on the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
This Community is called to be Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross. That title has resonated with me often since both Lynn Levo and Mary Pellegrino talked…
Read MoreLoretto Community Seeks Balance With Earth by Lowering Carbon Emissions
Climate change is amplifying all forms of injustice: hunger, racism, refugees, poverty, inequality, deadly viruses, war, etc. Reversing these injustices calls for radical systemic and personal changes. Loretto has long…
Read MoreReflection on the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Ezekiel 33:7-9, Matthew 18:15-20 I find the Ezekiel reading today difficult to understand. I also find it filled with thoughts of hopelessness. It seems to be about correcting the other person, the…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Maureen Smith CoL
The following is Maureen Smith’s autobiography, dated Sept. 7, 2018: I was born and lived, until moving to the Loretto Motherhouse, in my family home in Schenectady, N.Y. On my…
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