Archive for October 2022
Reflection on the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
2 Kings 5:14-17 2 Timothy 2:8-13 Luke 17:11-19 Today’s Gospel builds on the first reading, taking the story 10 steps further. Where one man in the Hebrew story is cured…
Read MoreSpeak Up, Speak Out and Get out the Vote!
Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few, September, November! Willie Nelson, “September Song” That line from “September Song” is a fitting way to begin an exhortation for all of…
Read MoreReflection on the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
In 1984, when my brother Joe was diagnosed with Gay Men’s Virus, before it was named AIDS and then identified as HIV, before there was any treatment, I prayed. I…
Read MoreSt. Mary’s and Loretto Heights Sisters Moved to Mt. Olivet Cemetery
M. Josefina Ortiz (1861-1896) was the first sister to be buried in the Loretto Heights Convent Cemetery, in Feb. 1896. Rita Therese DuBor (1909-1969) was the last to be buried,…
Read MoreLoretto Motherhouse Retreat Centers: Spaces for Rest, Beauty and Transformation
Have you ever made a retreat? What comes to mind when you think of a retreat? We think of time set aside, alone or with a group, in which one…
Read MoreReflection on Legacy
Editor’s note: In July and August the Loretto Community participated by Zoom in sessions reviewing over 100 Community responses to these questions: What is Loretto’s legacy? Why does it matter…
Read MoreThe Sarah Community Celebrates 25 Years
In 1997 The Sarah Community (TSC) was founded by five women’s congregations in Saint Louis, Mo., to meet the retirement and long-term care needs for their members and the general…
Read MoreWhat is Emerging?
Recently I came across a copy of the “Occasional Papers,” a publication of LCWR (Leadership Conference of Women Religious), summer 2012. The theme of this issue, mystery unfolding, raised my…
Read MoreMore than a Room
Since my move to the Loretto Motherhouse, I’ve been asked how I could be happy with “just a room.” To be honest, the thought did cross my mind — briefly.…
Read MoreMaribah Ishaq Departs to Chicago with Blessings
As readers of Interchange know, Maribah Ishaq has now entered the Inter-Congregational Collaborative Novitiate in Chicago. She visited Loretto locales before making the journey to Chicago. An interesting, attractive, intelligent…
Read MoreAg Bash is a Smash!
Aug. 13 was a smash of a day for the Loretto Community and neighbors because of the Back to School Ag(ricultural) Bash I organized with logistical help from farm staff.…
Read MoreSt. Mary’s and Loretto Heights Sisters Moved to Mt. Olivet Cemetery
M. Josefina Ortiz (1861-1896) was the first sister to be buried in the Loretto Heights Convent Cemetery, in Feb. 1896. Rita Therese DuBor (1909-1969) was the last to be buried,…
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