Archive for October 2021
Reflection on the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Jewish people had just completed their 40 years of wandering in the desert. Moses has brought them to the promised land. They had time and many opportunities to learn…
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Loretto’s Latin America/Caribbean Committee Serves as Beacon of Hope, Force for Change
Loretto has heard the words of Pope Francis as he has worked for years to protect the rights of the immigrant. In his “Message for 2019 World Day of Migrants…
Read MoreReflection on the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
It is helpful to understand today’s Gospel if we remember that Mark was writing his Gospel for the early Christians before their separation from Judaism, which happened after the destruction…
Read MoreLoretto Sisters Communities: Beyond the Boundaries of Our Hearts
In 1998 Loretto’s heart was enlarged as we entered into two new relationships. Our heart was broken open to the Daughters of the Most Blessed Trinity (FST) in Ghana, as…
Read MoreReflection on the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Isaiah 53:10-11 Hebrews 4: 14-16 Mark 10-35-45 For the last couple of months of Sunday readings, we have heard Jesus teaching his…
Read MoreStriving To Care for Earth, Loretto Joins Global Justice Initiatives
“All is not lost. Human beings, while capable of the worst, are also capable of rising above themselves, choosing again what is good, and making a new start.” (Laudato Si’,…
Read MoreReflection on the 28 Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mark 10:17-30 or Mark 10:17-27 Hebrews 4:12-13 Wisdom 7:7-11 Today’s Gospel reminds me of one of my favorite stories from John Dominic Crossan, who many of you will remember from…
Read MoreLoretto Retreat Centers: Imagine Yourself Here!
Knobs Haven and Cedars of Peace are ecumenical retreat ministries of the Sisters of Loretto, located on the 788-acre grounds of Loretto Motherhouse in central Kentucky. The retreat centers are guided…
Read MoreReflection on the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
When I first read the readings for today I wished that I had chosen a different Sunday. As I sat with these readings in these weeks leading up to the…
Read MoreLoretto Joins Laudato Si’ Action Platform, Commits to Journey Toward Integral Ecology
The Loretto Community Forum announced Oct. 1 its endorsement of the Loretto Community Groups’ enthusiastic agreement to express the Community’s participation in the Laudato Si’ Action Platform when it is…
Read MoreWhat’s in a Date?
August 15, September 8 and 15, October 25, December 8, April 25, May 24, May 31. What do these dates have in common? By the zodiac, they loosely demark the…
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