Archive for September 2023
What is Emerging?
Around the middle of June 2023, the Motherhouse staff and Community members welcomed the Nuns and Nones (N&N) Land Justice team and 40 Community and staff members to a Loretto…
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Breaking bread with our brothers
At a recent Motherhouse Aesthetic Committee meeting, someone asked, what can we do for our roofers? The roofers were, of course, the crew of young men from Guatemala and Mexico…
Read MoreI surprised myself
I live alone. Circumstances got me. There I was, a broken left wrist (my dominant hand), a fractured right ankle and a new untrained dog. Friends had been driving me…
Read MoreA loan in time helps a dream come true
It was a Sunday in March when my friend Carmen Barsody invited me into her home in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco. Her home was also home to Faithful…
Read MoreA summer of flooding in Lahore
The monsoons have been unusually fierce this summer in Lahore, Pakistan, and the area where our sisters live has experienced frequent flooding.
Read MoreCommitted to interfaith work
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my nearly seven years serving as Loretto’s United Nations representative, it’s that no one gets anything done by themselves. We collaborate on programs…
Read MoreLoretto Heights College reunion a grand affair
The Loretto Heights College all-class reunion was held July 14-15 in Denver, organized by the Spirit of Loretto Committee comprised of LHC alumni from numerous years. The first day on…
Read MoreFun for all at the Ag Bash: An interview with Angela Rakes
By Eleanor Craig and Angela Rakes At Loretto Motherhouse on Aug. 12, more than 500 people gathered over a four-hour period to enjoy the outdoors with their children at an…
Read MoreCelebrating Pam Morgan, Loretto’s newest co-member
“Good afternoon; this is Pam from the office.” With those words, Pam Morgan drew a chuckle from those gathered on Aug. 5 in the Motherhouse Church for her co-membership celebration.…
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