Archive for December 2020
Loretto’s New Year Wishes and Resolutions
“Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matt.6:21) “Drawing on our rich heritage and desiring to carry it forward into the future, we dedicate ourselves to Jesus…
Read MoreReflection on the Feast of the Holy Family
Today is the feast of the Holy Family. The whole world seems to love a good family story and the entertainment industry knows it. “The Godfather,” which introduced us to…
Read MoreReflection on Christmas Eve
“Who are you, God?” she asked. And God replied: “I Am. I am who I am.” “I am the origin of all life. I am the energy that drives everything…
Read MoreRead the latest issue of the Loretto Circle eNewsletter – 12/23/2020
Rejoice! Rejoice! Jesus Is Born, and All Creation Sings!
“O” Antiphon: “O Messiah, Promised One of the Jews, you have given us the mysteries of God and taught us the way of your Kingdom. When someone knocks you give…
Read MoreReflection on the Fourth Sunday of Advent
Good morning, everyone! Today, on this last Sunday of Advent, I want to tell you a story about Mary, the key figure of Luke’s Gospel, but my story hinges on…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Sister Frances (formerly Sister Mary Roland)Weber SL
Sister Frances Weber was born Cornelia Frances Weber in Freeport, Texas, one of four children of Roland Emile Weber and Elizabeth Mary Kleinpeter, both Louisianans by birth. To her parents…
Read MoreHope: The Very Heart of Loretto’s Mission
The Book of the Prophet Isaiah 61:1 tells us, “The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; God has sent me to bring glad…
Read MoreReflection on the Third Sunday of Advent
John 1:6-8, 19-28 Let’s begin by remembering the word Advent: 1) ” – ad venir,” a word suggesting awaiting, anticipating, something about to happen, expectation or surprise. “- Be ready,”…
Read MoreReflection on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Where are you? I was afraid. God chose us in Christ. In love God destined us for adoption through Jesus. Hail Mary, full of Grace; do not be afraid; the Holy…
Read MoreLoretto Responds ‘Yes’ to God’s Invitation in Keeping with Mary’s Example
The title “Friends of Mary” is an apt one for this season of Advent. The Virgin Mary is for Loretto a central figure in the Advent story. Mary’s “yes” to…
Read MoreReflection on the Second Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11 Ps 85:9-14 2 Peter 3:8-14 Mark 1:1-8 “Make way, make way” is a refrain usually shouted by those…
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