Archive for April 2022
Read the latest issue of the Loretto Circle Newsletter – 4/20/2022
In the Service of Life: Loretto Celebrates Earth
Life is not a highway strewn with flowers,Still it holds a goodly share of bliss,When the sun gives way to April showers,Here’s a thought that we should never miss:Though April…
Read MoreReflection on the Easter Vigil
Romans 6:3-11 Luke 24:1-12 Blind night surrounds us in our long vigil. We gather in the dusk to recall both the darkness of the womb and the darkness of…
Read MoreWhere Are You Standing this Holy Week?
On Palm Sunday, Jesus enters Jerusalem on a colt, not with spears hoisted against him, but with palm branches waving; not with soldiers accompanying him, but with crowds chanting “Hosanna…
Read MoreReflection on Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
In today’s Gospel reading Jesus sends two of his disciples off to get a colt in the nearby village. He and his disciples were heading to Jerusalem. Many people were…
Read MorePraying for Ukraine
As members of the Loretto Community, we stand at the foot of the cross with the suffering people of Ukraine. In our individual, unique way may we be united in offering our collective prayers, sacrifices and sufferings…
Read MoreSpotlight Video: Peter Urban CoL
Spreading hope in Juarez One of Loretto’s enduring beliefs since its beginning in 1812 is that education brings value and benefits beyond what we can imagine. The Rev. Father Peter…
Read MoreVatican official speaks to event hosted by LGBT outreach group New Ways Ministry
Published by National Catholic Reporter on April 6, 2022 “Xavière Missionary Sr. Nathalie Becquart, the undersecretary of the Vatican’s Synod of Bishops office, addressed an April 3 online gathering organized…
Read MoreLoretto, Faith Communities Cooperate in Life-giving Mission of Jesus
In the midst of the political, cultural and religious divides that seem to permeate organizations, churches and even families today, Loretto seeks to collaborate with other faith communities to live…
Read MoreReflection on the Fifth Sunday of Lent
When I agreed to prepare this homily, I did so without looking at the readings. I was very happy when I saw that the Gospel story was one of my…
Read More“Our Lady of Light” Finds a Permanent Home in Santa Fe
Many Loretto Community members may remember the painting “Our Lady of Light” that hung in the convent in Santa Fe, N.M., and then at St. Mary’s Academy and the Loretto…
Read MoreWhat is Emerging?
April is a lovely month with spring freshness popping up all around us offering countless opportunities to experience the awe and wonder of new life bursting forth. Of course, April…
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