Archive for February 2023
An Exploration of White Supremacy Culture
By Natalie Gaviria When I think about white supremacy culture I am reminded of the analogy that white supremacy is like rain or snow — it falls on all of us, just…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Maria Brann CoL
Loretto Co-member Maria Brann, in the company of good friends, died Feb. 13 at St. Anne’s Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor in San Francisco. Maria was 97.…
Read MoreCelebrating Valentine’s Day Week, Loretto Style!
“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” While perhaps meant for one individual, Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poem, “How Do I Love Thee (Sonnet 43),” can be rich…
Read MorePosts from Pakistan: 2.13.2023
Hello to all of you, It is 5:30 am and I’m sitting up in bed, drinking coffee Anna has made, and listening to prayers being sung across the street at the Mosque.…
Read MoreReflection on the Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Most of us here have experienced the Catholic Church as it was before Vatican II and after it. Think about the focus on externals before the council. Rituals were very…
Read MoreBlack History Month Docuseries
It was so great to see the Loretto presence at the Martin Luther King Jr. Marade in Denver. Thanks to Pat McCormick for her consistent effort to rally folks, and special thanks…
Read MoreLoretto Justice Fellowship Successor to Loretto Volunteer Program!
Loretto is excited to announce the Loretto Justice Fellowship as the successor to the Loretto Volunteer Program! The pilot year of the Loretto Justice Fellowship will launch in El Paso, Texas,…
Read MoreHow St. Hildegard inspired this nurse’s care for the dying
Published by U.S. Catholic on February 2, 2023 “I just wanted someone to listen,” said the shirtless man propped on pillows in a hospital bed, his voice cracking and eyes…
Read MoreReflection on the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
I love the story of the woman who was telling her grandchild about the “Flight into Egypt” — how an angel told Joseph to take the child and his mother…
Read MoreLoretto Actively Engaged in Helping To Create More Just, Peaceful World
Article 40 of I Am the Way, Loretto’s Constitutions, says, “Cooperation with others engaged in creating a more just and peaceful world is crucial to fruitful mission.” This week we…
Read MoreSpotlight Video: Susan Classen CoL
Susan Classen CoL arrived at Cedars of Peace in 2003 and has been lovingly restoring the cabins and caring for the Cedars environment ever since. Her commitment to providing a…
Read MoreUnseen Costs of Looking Nice
I start with a confession: I am the opposite of a clothes horse. I once thought of joining the military just so I would not have to think about what to…
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