Archive for February 2021
Racism, Migration and Climate Crises: Three Great Challenges of Our Time
“I Am the Way,” the Loretto Constitutions, #66, calls us to do this: “The spirit of the poor proclaimed by the Beatitudes demands more than our generosity and detachment. It…
Read MoreReflection on the Second Sunday of Lent
When I was looking for a way to connect our readings for today to events in today’s world, I thought about the movie, “The Poseidon Adventure,” which came out in…
Read MoreLoretto Magazine – Winter 2021
Read Loretto Magazine Loretto Spotlight Video – Anna Koop Loretto: Acting for peace Since the 1960s, the Loretto Community has been actively working to abolish nuclear weapons. These efforts have…
Read MoreLoretto’s Long March To Ban Nuclear Weapons
The Loretto Community’s first call to ban all nuclear weapons dates back to the 1960s. For several decades since and counting, the Loretto Community has continued to work to seek…
Read MoreIn this time of COVID-19, daring to say, ‘All will be well’
… we have an opportunity to discern how we can recreate within ourselves loving-kindness and hear the Living Light. Karen Cassidy CoL As we grapple with the ravages of COVID-19,…
Read MoreAt school in Pakistan: Keeping the light burning
At the beginning of last year, Saba came to us asking for financial help. She has three children: two girls and a boy. We hired her to prepare breakfast for…
Read MoreLoretto Volunteer’s heart is with those who suffer
There is no justice to be found within the current system. It doesn’t give offenders a chance to excel once they exit the criminal justice system, and our country’s inadequate…
Read MoreWalking with God toward the wholeness of Creation
Today Today, the danger of some sort of a nuclear catastrophe is greater than it was during the Cold War, and most people are blissfully unaware of this danger. William…
Read MoreThe Great March
In 1986, Sister Mary Beth “Buffy” Boesen walked from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. This was the Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament that kicked off in California on…
Read MoreActing for peace across the U.S.
Colorado Each Sunday for 12 years, Loretto Community members protested in rain, sleet, snow or shine at the Rocky Flats plant west of Denver (see photo, below). Plutonium triggers for…
Read MoreLoretto: Acting for peace
The long march to ban nuclear weapons 1978The Loretto Community declares its commitment to an end to the production of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy. We are particularly committed to…
Read MoreReflection on the First Sunday of Lent
“I will be your God and you will be my people.” We are a people with a history of covenants entered into with our God. In the first reading, God…
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