Archive for April 2021
Loretto Foundation Day Celebration 2021
Loretto celebrated its Foundation Day – April 25 – with memories, snapshots, reflections and sharing, including this video on “The Spirit of 1812.” Enjoy!:
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Loretto’s 2021 Jubilarians — the Blessings of Jubilee!
God takes our days and makes them holy. This week the Loretto Community celebrates those members we call Jubilarians! They have served the people of God through the Community for 75,…
Read MoreReflection on the Fourth Sunday of Easter
Good Shepherd Sunday? Foundation Day? Commitment Ceremony? The “Fiat” statue! Where to start? One of the Communion services we use begins in this way: “We have been chosen by the…
Read MoreLoretto Supports Joint Statement of NBSC, LCWR on Conviction of Derek Chauvin
The Loretto Community supports the joint statement below issued today, April 23, from the National Black Sisters’ Conference (NBSC) and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) in response to…
Read MoreLoretto: A Community on Pilgrimage, Following God’s Call Together for 209 Years
Loretto has been graced by God to become a Community on pilgrimage. We have walked together and believed in each other on every journey we have undertaken. Some journeys are…
Read MoreReflection on the Third Sunday of Easter
Acts 3:13-19 1 John 2:1-5 Luke 24:35-48 Sometimes thoughts and prayers just don’t come together to make a good homily. Today is one of those days. After a strong start, what I…
Read MoreCare of Earth – Going Barefoot at Loretto
Remember times of going barefoot? “It is a profound act of intimacy and freedom,” says spiritual writer Jean Blomquist. She goes on to explain, “Only when our feet are bare…
Read MoreReflection on the Second Sunday of Easter
There is richness to ponder in statements in today’s readings. In the Acts of the Apostles, “The community of believers was of one heart and mind.” “With great power the apostles…
Read MoreThis Is the Day! Jesus Christ Is Risen, Alleluia!
Out of darkness the light of Christ will shineAs the dawn of day breaks through the night.Then the poor and oppressed will cry out and be heardBy the light that…
Read MoreReflection on the Easter Vigil, April 3
“And.” A…N…D… That’s the most important word to remember from my reflections this evening. With God, what looks like an ending is always followed by “and.” We see that truth…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Marjorie Riggs CoL
Marjorie Riggs died in the 25th year of her Loretto Co-membership. When she applied for co-membership in late 1996, Marge wrote an autobiography in which she laid out her life…
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