Archive for January 2023
Tracing the Bowling Family
It’s not uncommon to find Sisters of Loretto who are biologically related to each other, usually as sisters, cousins, or aunts and nieces. Heritage Center staff may find these connections…
Read MoreLoretto-Associated Schools: Communities of Faith, Excellence & Service
Article #37 of I Am the Way, Loretto Constitutions, reads, “Our long and vital tradition of teaching takes many forms; we desire to educate others as well as ourselves to…
Read MoreReflection on the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Zep 2:3, 3:12-13 1 Cor. 1:31 Matthew 5:1-12 “Seek justice, seek humility …. I will leave a people humble and lowly.” Zephaniah advises the people…
Read MoreSisters of Loretto permanently preserve 650 acres of ‘holy land’ in Kentucky
Published by Earthbeat on January 26, 2023 The region in central Kentucky where the Sisters of Loretto have resided for 200 years is often described as “holy land.” Now, more…
Read MoreRead the latest issue (#100!) of the Loretto Circle eNewsletter – 1/25/2023
100th Issue of Loretto Circle Newsletter
In 2009 at the Loretto Assembly, Loretto members approved a resolution to create a Loretto Circle as a way for individuals to connect with Loretto without needing to make a vowed…
Read More100th Issue of Loretto Circle eNewsletter!
In 2009 at the Loretto Assembly, Loretto members approved a resolution to create a Loretto Circle as a way for individuals to connect with Loretto without needing to make a…
Read MoreSisters of Loretto sign historic conservation agreement
Published by The Record on January 20, 2023 The Sisters of Loretto in Nerinx, Ky., signed an agreement Jan. 18 with the Bluegrass Land Conservancy that will conserve more than…
Read MoreSharing Our Story: Celebrating Loretto Members’ Long and Vital Writing Tradition
The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power. American novelist Toni Morrison By…
Read MoreReflection on the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Many of our own accounts of joining Loretto begin with an attraction to the sisters. How much fun they had. They were happy. They had endless patience with us. They…
Read MoreA 2-century-old Catholic convent is fighting for conservation in Ky.
Published by Louisville Public Media on January 19, 2023 For a 2-century-old Catholic convent outside Loretto, Ky., conservation is an act of faith. In a state where prosperity was forged…
Read MoreSisters of Loretto permanently protect 650 acres in Marion County, Ky.
NERINX, KY – The Sisters of Loretto today, Jan. 18, signed an historic agreement with the Bluegrass Land Conservancy to conserve more than 650 acres of the congregation’s nearly 800-acre…
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