Archive for May 2022
Reflection on the Seventh Sunday of Easter
Robert McAfee Brown, in a talk given five years after the end of the Vietnam War, said, “Where we stand determines what we see. Who we listen to determines what…
Read MoreLoretto Schools And Their Students: We Are So Proud of You!
Have you ever thought of your school as “holy ground?” Loretto has. The Constitutions of the Sisters of Loretto tell us, “Our long and vital tradition of teaching takes many…
Read MoreLoretto, Five Other Women Religious Congregations Speak Together Against Gun Violence
May 26, 2022 As we mourn the loss of more than 30 lives in 10 days, our hearts break. In conversations with each other and in our prayers to God,…
Read MoreReflection on the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord
Acts 1:1-11, Eph. 1:17-23, Luke 24:46-53 The Gospel passage from Luke that we just heard begins starkly and abruptly — an instruction from Jesus for his disciples. It is helpful,…
Read MoreMaking a Difference One Loan at a Time
The Investment Committee is one of the quieter committees in the Loretto Community. Started in the 1970s, our original mandate was shareholder activism. We, along with other religious communities, would…
Read MoreBuffy’s Retirement on the Horizon
As the 2021-2022 school year at Loretto Academy in El Paso ends, Mary Beth (Buffy) Boesen is retiring as president. She came for the 2000-2001 school year as interim president,…
Read MoreStanding on the Shoulders of the Ones Who Came Before Us
On April 25 we gathered in the Loretto Heights cemetery in Denver to celebrate Loretto’s Foundatio Day and honor “the ones who came before us.” Attendees included several sisters of…
Read MoreLoretto: Making a Difference, One Loan at a Time
Like many religious communities, Loretto has an Investment Committee. Started in the 1970s, the committee supports Loretto values by working for justice and acting for peace. Its original mandate was…
Read MoreReflection on the Sixth Sunday of Easter
John 14:23-29 This is a very beautiful passage. Picture the apostles coming to terms with the deepest identity of their friend Jesus. Maybe it will give us some insight into…
Read MoreLoretto Speaks Out: Living Our Lives Boldly
The Evangelists – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John – who gave birth to the New Testament and the words and stories of Jesus that we embrace today, were all writing…
Read MoreReflection on the Fifth Sunday of Easter
Acts 14:21-27 Revelation 21:1-5 John 13:31-35 In today’s passage from John’s Gospel, Jesus is at the Passover table with his disciples. It is his final meal…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Sister Janel Crumb OSF CoL
Janel Crumb, a Sister of Saint Francis of Rochester, Minn., and Loretto Co-member, died in Rochester May 12. Janel had been an eager participant in many Loretto events and gatherings, along…
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