September 2023 – Page 4 of 4 – Loretto Community

What is Emerging?

By Mary Ellen McElroy SL | September 1, 2023 |

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…

May peace prevail…

By Loretto Community | September 1, 2023 |

An outdoor ceremony event on a sunny day with large green trees and a big brick building in the background. Many attendees are standing, some are in wheel chairs, and two women in wheelchairs have neon pink papers and a microphone.

Breaking bread with our brothers

By Loretto Community | September 1, 2023 |

A woman with short, grey hair and glasses, wearing a blue shirt standing up conversing with a table of men eating a meal in an indoor cafeteria.

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…

I surprised myself

By Mary Louise Denny SL | September 1, 2023 |

A woman with short, grey hair and glasses, wearing a grey blouse and sitting in a brown recliner chair, accompanied by a woman with short, brown hair, black rimmed glasses, wearing a red and white striped, collared shirt and a black name tag. Both women are smiling for a picture together indoors.

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…

A loan in time helps a dream come true

By Catherine (Kitty) Madden CoL | September 1, 2023 |

Two friends smile together for a picture in front of a purple building with green doors outside. Both friends are women with short, grey hair, one is laughing, and the other with glasses is posing silly with her hand on her hip.

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…

A summer of flooding in Lahore

By Loretto Community | September 1, 2023 |

A flooded street and garage where the van tires are submerged in murky brown flowing water.

The monsoons have been unusually fierce this summer in Lahore, Pakistan, and the area where our sisters live has experienced frequent flooding.

Committed to interfaith work

By Beth Blissman CoL | September 1, 2023 |

A woman with short grey hair and glasses, wearing a blue blouse, a white unbuttoned collared button up shirt, and a colorful lanyard smiling brightly with her eyes closed, holding a bowl, in an event space with chairs and blue curtains indoors.

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…

Loretto Heights College reunion a grand affair

By Mary Nelle Gage SL | September 1, 2023 |

Six women standing and smiling together for a group picture outdoors on a sunny day in front o a green grass field and a dark green lamp post. They are all wearing nice dress clothing, and two women are wearing matching green lanyards with a white card on the end.

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…

Fun for all at the Ag Bash: An interview with Angela Rakes

By Loretto Community | September 1, 2023 |

A large green tractor in a bright green field on a clear blue-sky day. The tractor has an arm extended to its left, where a banner stating, "Welcome to the Ag Bash" is displayed over a gravel pathway.

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…

Celebrating Pam Morgan, Loretto’s newest co-member

By Leslee Moore CoL | September 1, 2023 |

Two women standing together, the woman to the right is standing at a podium speaking into a microphone. She has short, grey hair, and glasses, and a bouquet of pink and yellow roses, and babies breath sits directly in front of the podium. The woman to the left has longer, brown hair, is wearing a blue and white striped blouse, with a pink boutonniere, holding a beige filing folder in her hands.

“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.…

The Loretto Community consists of the congregation of the Sisters of Loretto and Loretto Co-members. The congregation of the Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross was founded in rural Kentucky in 1812. Today, our Sisters and Co-members continue to live out the Loretto Community’s mission to “work for justice and act for peace because the Gospel urges us.” In the United States and throughout the world, Loretto Community members serve in many fields, including education, healthcare, elder care, environmental stewardship and advocacy.

Archive for September 2023

What is Emerging?

May peace prevail…

Breaking bread with our brothers

I surprised myself

A loan in time helps a dream come true

A summer of flooding in Lahore

Committed to interfaith work

Loretto Heights College reunion a grand affair

Fun for all at the Ag Bash: An interview with Angela Rakes

Celebrating Pam Morgan, Loretto’s newest co-member

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