Archive for March 2021
CSW65 (Commission on the Status of Women) – 2021
CSW65 was an entirely virtual CSW (Commission on the Status of Women) as the pandemic continued on. The priority theme was “women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public…
Read MoreLoretto Stands with Mary at the Foot of the Cross
The Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross is our full title. “I Am the Way,” Loretto’s Constitutions, # 1, tells us, “Our charism of loving service, rooted…
Read MoreReflection on Palm Sunday, March 28
Isaiah 50:4-7, Phil. 2:6-11, Mark 11:1-10 The story of that first Palm Sunday as told by Mark would have made for good optics. If CNN had been there, the news…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Sister Theresa Louise Wiseman SL
Mary Theresa Wiseman was the oldest child of Charles Bernard and Christine Margaret McMillen Wiseman, two Catholics from the area around Elizabethtown in Hardin County, Ky. Their family grew to…
Read MoreRead the latest issue of the Loretto Circle Newsletter – 3/25/2021
Knobs Haven: Renovation of Retreat House Kitchen
The kitchen in the Knobs Haven house has received a total makeover so that individuals and groups can safely store and easily prepare their own food. This option will enable…
Read MoreLoretto Treasures Sacredness of Earth
“I Am the Way,” Loretto Constitutions, #12, says, “We dedicate ourselves to Jesus Christ in his unique person, and to the new creation for which he died and rose.” The…
Read MoreReflection on the Fifth Sunday of Lent
Jeremiah 31:31-34 Hebrews 5:7-9 John 12:20-33 Happy springtime to all of you! Have you ever thought what it would be like if Lent, Holy…
Read MoreLoretto Decries Killings in Atlanta, Stands With Asian Americans & Calls for Action on Gun-Control Bill
The Loretto Community joins with all those mourning the recent killing by a white male in Atlanta of eight people, six of whom were Asian women. This horrible tragedy touches…
Read MoreLoretto Efforts Create Better Future for Women and Children
“I Am the Way,” Loretto Constitutions, #71, tells us, “We rely with hope on the Spirit of life whose power at work in us is able to do more than…
Read MoreReflection on the Fourth Sunday of Lent
John 9: 1-41 In today’s Gospel, the scene is Jesus restoring sight to a man born blind — at which point Jesus makes this announcement: “As long as I am in the world I am the…
Read MoreCSW65
Through the auspices of Loretto at the UN – Loretto Community, another of Loretto’s many organizations that seeks to empower women and girls, Loretto once again is taking part in…
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