Archive for February 2022
Lenten Journey: A Time for Spiritual Growth
It is common in educational settings and Church work to gather members around a large paper on the wall to create a Wordle. It’s a “word cloud” in which the…
Read MoreReflection on the Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Have you ever wondered what purpose a giraffe serves in this life? Do they enhance nature? Can they be domesticated? They can’t carry a burden; It would slide right off…
Read MoreRead the latest issue of the Loretto Circle Newsletter – 2/22/2022
The Sisters Who Left for Chicago
On June 9, 1864, a Sister once lauded as “the idol and admiration of all those under her care” walked out of the Loretto convent in Cairo, Illinois, taking with…
Read MoreLoretto’s LACC: Advocating for Human Rights, Racial Justice and Building Community
Loretto’s Latin America/Caribbean Committee (LACC) celebrates Black History Month by honoring the intersection between the Black Lives Matter and immigrant rights movements. Migrants throughout the United States and at the…
Read MoreReflection on the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today we are a week and a few days away from Ash Wednesday. Lent begins. As I looked back on the Sunday Gospel events it has been a quick history of…
Read MoreLove Is the Way!
Happy Valentine’s Day! Loretto sends a Valentine to you! There is only one message from God to us, and here it is: “I love…
Read MoreReflection on the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
A couple of weeks ago, Eleanor Craig introduced me to a treasure trove of books containing theological, pastoral, exegetical and homiletical perspectives on the Sunday readings. Delving into these books…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Dr. Lawrence Purcell CoL
Loretto Co-member and longtime dentist Dr. Lawrence Purcell died Feb. 9 in Denver. Larry was a thoughtful and long-standing co-member of the Loretto Community. Larry celebrated 10 years as a co-member on…
Read MoreRitual of Remembrance and Sanctification at Loretto Motherhouse
The Loretto Community is pleased to share through social media some highlights of the Ritual of Remembrance and Sanctification that took place November 2021 at our Kentucky Motherhouse. Through this…
Read MoreReflection on the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
The story is clear, and it gives us a lot to think about. Jesus wishes his disciples to open themselves to a new way of living, a radical change. They…
Read MoreEileen Harrington CoL
I was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. I first met the Sisters of Loretto as a senior in high school, when our student government hired Mary Ann Gleason to help…
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