Archive for November 2023
Loretto Link Looks to a Vibrant Future
Loretto Link is five years old! The organization was created to help carry on the mission and spirit of Loretto, and we incorporated as a nonprofit in 2018. Our members are steeped…
Read MoreLoretto honors fallow time: Embracing the “inside” season
Fallow time. Wintering. Call it what you will, only one out of every 10 living in the U.S. call the coming months their favorite. Certainly there are many who truly…
Read MoreReflection on the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17; I Corinthians 15:20-26, 28; Matthew 25:31-46 Here we are, on the last Sunday of the liturgical year, celebrating Christ as king. For some of us, “king” may…
Read MoreRead the latest issue of the Loretto Circle eNewsletter – 11/21/2023
They’re dying and have nowhere to go. Hildegard House helps them die with dignity.
Originally published by the Courier Journal November 21, 2023 When Family Health Centers referred Monique Smith to Norton Hospital for testing, she did not suspect cancer. She certainly did not…
Read MoreIt’s a justice issue: Loretto acknowledges history of its lands
The Loretto Community condemns racism and systemic oppression in all forms. The Community is working to understand our complicity in systemic racism. We can better atone and change by knowing…
Read MoreReflection on the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Matthew 25.14-30 In an old Rabbinic tradition regarding the final judgment, a person might be saved if on the day of judgment that person’s good actions totaled more than their…
Read MoreLoretto/BVM at the UN Supports the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
The Fossil Fuel Non-proliferation treaty (FFNPT) is a proposal for a new international mechanism to complement the Paris Climate Agreement and address the root cause of the climate crisis: fossil fuels. This…
Read More2023 a busy year for Loretto/BVM at the UN; meet our new intern!
Thank you so much for your support of Loretto/BVM (Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Dubuque) at the United Nations (UN). After many closures due to the…
Read MoreReflection on the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today’s Gospel is not about scarcity; it is about preparedness. Five of the 10 virgins found themselves in a dilemma because they were not prepared for an event that did…
Read MoreLove vs. Privilege
This opinion piece was first published on Outsfl.com … My dear friend, Sister Jeannine Gramick, co-founder of New Ways Ministry, a group focused on Catholics who are lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Sister Guadalupe ‘Lupe’ (formerly Sister Mary Aloysius) Arciniega SL
Lupe started her ministry many years ago as a teacher and had educated people in many more ways than in the classroom. Over the course of nearly 69 years as a…
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