Archive for February 2021
Catholic women pursue pro-life values at the border
Published by the National Catholic Reporter February 18, 2021 While most young adults look to the entertainment industry for models to emulate, 23-year-old Elyse McMahon turns to a more idyllic…
Read MoreLent: A Time for ‘Uncommon Courage’
Lent begins this week on Wednesday — Ash Wednesday — a 40-day journey we walk with Jesus and his apostles as we seek to grow into deeper faithfulness to the…
Read MoreReflection on the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
When preparing a homily I always look up some general information about the origins of the Gospel for this day. The Gospel according to St. Mark was written about 70…
Read MoreBeginning a Conversation about Loretto Slaveholding and its Implications
What the Loretto Community now knows about its practices of slaveholding, 1812-1865, is an unsatisfactory combination of a very few documents, some speculation and good guesses, and a very disconcerting…
Read MoreLoretto Joins with Other Congregations in Signing Statement in Support of ‘God Is On Your Side’ and LGBT Youth
We support the recent statement, “God Is On Your Side,” by 12 U.S. Catholic Bishops in support of at-risk LGBT youth and the work of the Tyler Clementi Foundation. We…
Read MoreSpotlight Video: Anna Koop SL
This video features Anna Koop SL, one of the founders of Denver’s Catholic Worker House, which opened in 1978. Denver’s original Catholic Worker House burned in 2015; two years ago,…
Read MoreLACC Spotlights Attention on Seeking Justice for Immigrants, Migrants, Farmworkers, Detainees & Asylum Seekers
The Latin America/Caribbean Committee (LACC) is pleased to present its daily Facebook messages on immigration reform, support and humanitarian help at the border, migrant justice, advocacy for farm workers, detainees…
Read MoreReflection on the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Job 7:1-71 Corinthians 9:16-23 Mark 1:29-39 The first reading for this Sunday made me cringe: What in the world can I do…
Read MoreWhat’s new at Loretto Heights? Potentially a crucial vote on when to start the project.
Published by the Denverite on February 5, 2021 Editor’s Note: This story ran Feb. 5 in the Denverite, an online member-supported news organization. The article by Estaban L. Hernandez offers…
Read MoreLoretto Calls on Biden/Harris To Reunite Migrant Families Separated at U.S. Border
“Every day that passes adds to the trauma that these children continue to endure at our hands. Reuniting these children with their families would do much to restore decency and…
Read MoreWhat is Emerging?
A gift from the Forum this past year was the lovely and challenging Advent Reflections 2020 booklet that was adapted from “Seeing Where You Belong in a Post-Pandemic World” by…
Read MoreMinistry Grant Allocations December 2020
By Denise Ann Clifford, Barbara Roche, and Mary Margaret Murphy Amazed and grateful describe how Denise Ann Clifford, Barbara Roche, and Mary Margaret Murphy felt after reading the Ministry Grant…
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