Archive for May 2023
U.S. Income, Expenditures and The Debt Ceiling
U.S. Income 2022: The income of the United States is basically what is brought in through taxes and fees on individuals and corporations plus FICA (Federal Income Contributions Act). We…
Read MoreU.S. Income, Expenditures and The Debt Ceiling
U.S. Income 2022: The income of the United States is basically what is brought in through taxes and fees on individuals and corporations plus FICA (Federal Income Contributions Act). We…
Read MoreReflection on the Fifth Sunday of Easter
These Easter days are so full of energy and life. The disciples are off and running to tell the various communities about Jesus and about “The Way.” The reading from…
Read MoreLoretto joins with nearly 30 women religious congregations to affirm, honor transgender community
Loretto President Barbara Nicholas, on behalf of the Sisters of Loretto/Loretto Community, signed the statement below, which was released on March 31, 2023, Transgender Day of Visibility. Loretto was one…
Read MoreThe Center for Promotion and Integral Health Celebrates 35 Years of Social Commitment
Loretto Co-member Ana Maria Vargas-Sandoval (below) is the executive director of Centro de Promoción y Salud Integral (CEPROSI) in La Paz, Bolivia. CEPROSI, which has recently celebrated 35 years of social commitment,…
Read MoreLoretto members share fond memories of ‘‘star” Loretto educators
Recently after reading some books about living in the present moment and being mindful, this quote of the Dalai Lama came to mind: “When educating the minds of our youth,…
Read MoreView through a window
Headlines about a 1984 seminal study linking human health to nature declared, “View through a window may influence recovery from surgery.” That early study found that hospital patients with a…
Read MoreWhat is Emerging?
Every Sunday I receive “Bulletins from Immortality” in my email from Jan Phillips, who is an author, spiritual activist, storyteller and more.* On March 12, she shared a challenging awareness…
Read MoreVisiting schools in Pakistan
On Feb. 24, Nasreen Daniel, Samina Iqbal, Anna Koop and I drove to Multan, about four hours south of Lahore, to visit the Lasallian Brothers. Brother Shahzad wrote our letter…
Read MoreLoretto Roots: Down the Mississippi where Histories and Cultures Interact
Barbara Ann Barbato and I spent a week of March driving through history along the lower Mississippi River Valley, where Loretto established convents and schools during the 1820s-1840s. We not…
Read MoreSpotlight on Loretto Wisdom Women
Editor’s note: We are featuring interviews of Loretto Community elders. We are grateful to the sisters and to Joy Jensen for sharing wonderful snapshots of our beloved Community members. April…
Read MoreEaster Peace… Let’s Hope
Nuclear weapons are immoral and expensive. One nuclear blast could kill several million people, not including those who would suffer from radiation sickness and genetic mutations. Nukes contaminate air, soil…
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