Archive for November 2020
November 11, 1918: War and Pandemic
Note from the Editor of St. Mary’s Academy Newsletter: Veterans Day occurs on November 11 every year in the United States in honor of the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918 that signaled the…
Read MoreLoretto and People of Color: Companions on Life’s Journey
“I Am the Way,” the Constitutions of the Sisters of Loretto, tells us, “Even as we give to others, we acknowledge our need to learn from those to whom we…
Read MoreReflection on the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
As we move closer to the end of the liturgical cycle, the Gospel readings point toward the death of Jesus on the cross and to the resurrection. As one commentary…
Read MoreLoretto Magazine – Fall 2020
Read Loretto Magazine Standing up for racial justice Loretto Community members participated in Black Lives Matter demonstrations across the country, including in Denver, New York City and Kansas City, Mo.…
Read MoreLoretto Volunteer walks in Jossy Eyre’s footsteps at Women’s Bean Project
I love the idea that as a single individual I can help make an impactin the lives of others, especially through an empowering non-profit like WBP. Madeline Beulieau, Loretto Volunteer…
Read MoreWhat does distance learning look like in Pakistan?
When the government started online classes for children of all grades, we sisters pasted our web address on our school’s gate for the parents. Abid is one of the students…
Read MoreStepping into LoVo’s directorship with a full heart
“2020 is a turbulent time to enter a new role, particularly one centered in working for justice and acting for peace. And yet, I feel a sense of grace in…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Sister Marietta Goy SL
Author’s Note: This remembrance of Sister Marietta Goy draws heavily on the report of an interview of Marietta done in 2008 by Kathleen O’Malley. Additional material is from Marietta’s personnel…
Read MoreWe Repent
Ann Rhodes, the youngest of the first six Sisters of Loretto, arrived at the log cabin that was to be home and school with Tom, an enslaved man, her property.…
Read MoreBook Review: Era of Ignition by Amber Tamblyn…
By Becca Krasky, Loretto Volunteer and Jean East, Co-member, an intergenerational conversation In the height of the Me Too movement, many women wrote about their experiences. One was Amber Tamblyn…
Read MoreStanding up for racial justice
Loretto Community members participated in Black Lives Matter demonstrations across the country, including in Denver, New York City and Kansas City, Mo. On the value of protesting, Eleanor Craig SL…
Read MoreOn Grief: Resources from the Loretto Community Outreach Committee
When we take time to honor our hearts, may we remember that we have deep within us all that we need to deal with what life brings us.“What gets us…
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