Archive for July 2023
Remembrance of the Life of Sister Delores (formerly Sister Mary Laurian) Kincaide SL
Loretto Sister Delores Kincaide, formerly known as Sister Mary Laurian, died July 30 at the Loretto Living Center at the Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky. Dori was 93 years old…
Read MoreReflection on the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field. What do we treasure enough that we would sell all we have to buy that field? When I…
Read MoreLoretto Academy, El Paso, lives out Laudato Si’ principles as Laudato Si’ school
On July 25, 2022, Loretto Academy in El Paso, Texas, in solidarity with the Loretto Community, signed on to the Laudato Si’ Action Platform and took the first steps on…
Read MoreLoretto Heights College Awards
The Lumen Christi Award was given posthumously to Sister Frances Marie Walsh SL, and Loretto Co-member Ried Clark was honored with the Spirit of Loretto Distinguished Alumnae Award July 15…
Read MoreCelebrating Summertime, Loretto style!
“Summertime and the livin’ is easy. Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high…” From “Summertime,” music by George Gershwin, lyrics by DuBose Heyward, for the opera “Porgy and Bess,”…
Read MoreReflection on the 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today’s Gospel is very complete because Jesus explains it quite well when the disciples ask Him to explain the parable to them. However, as we read it in our own…
Read MoreRepresentations of the Loretto Staircase Mystery
Archives are full of primary sources that answer historical questions, and the archives at the Loretto Heritage Center are no exception. The archives hold annals, correspondence, annual reports, photographs, journals,…
Read MoreExecutive Director – Loretto Community
The Sisters of Loretto, a Roman Catholic congregation, are looking for an experienced non-profit manager and leader to serve as Executive Director for the Loretto Community. Our next Executive Director…
Read MoreRead the latest issue of the Loretto Circle eNewsletter – 7/17/2023
Empowered to do God’s work – Stories of ‘good news’
No one comes to work in a job or even a task that they love to be praised. But there are Loretto members, past and present, whose ministry or service…
Read MoreReflection on the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Our readings this morning both challenge and reassure us. We’re challenged to cooperate with change and reassured that God is with us calling forth life. The Gospel of Matthew was…
Read MorePeople Are Dying of Poverty. Loretto Will Speak Up.
A year ago the Loretto Community marched with the Poor People’s Campaign in Washington, D.C. This year the Poor People’s Campaign met in convention in D.C. and Loretto stayed home, working…
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