Archive for February 2024
Loretto pioneers of education in the West
Loretto Heights College The bodies of 62 Sisters of Loretto who had been buried in the cemetery at Loretto Heights College in Denver were moved to a new resting place…
Read MoreA letter from Loretto President Barbara Nicholas SL – Winter 2024
Dear Reader, As I write, it is certainly wintertime here in North America. The wooly worms whose development gets our attention in Kentucky during late fall kept us on alert…
Read MoreLoretto’s Justice Fellowship: a bold, innovative leap of faith
The Loretto Justice Fellowship has taught me about community and how I can utilize my personal strengths to seek for justice in every way in my life. Larissa Meza, Loretto…
Read MoreLoretto heeds the pope’s latest urgent plea on behalf of Earth and all life
Loretto learned about Laudate Deum, Pope Francis’s follow-up to his encyclical, Laudato Si’, at its October 2023 Community Gathering. Laudate Deum is a call to heed the gravity of the…
Read MoreLeadership of Loretto presidents guides Community ever forward
Hurray! Congratulations! Thank you! In every Election Assembly that Loretto experiences, applause and cheers ring out following the election of a president. The work of the Holy Spirit woven into…
Read MoreReflection on the First Sunday of Lent
Genesis 9:8-15 1 Peter 3:18-22 Mark 1:12-15 Today is the first Sunday of Lent. So, my question to you is: How has your attitude toward Lent changed throughout your life? …
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Sister Pauline (formerly Sister Mary Agnesetta) Albin SL
Loretto Sister Pauline (formerly Sister Mary Agnesetta) Albin died Feb. 18 at the Loretto Living Center in Nerinx, Ky. Pauline had been accompanied by many Community members in her final…
Read MoreLoretto Spotlight Video – Annie Rosenkranz
Together this year, our Loretto Justice Fellows will contribute more than 3,300 service hours to partner organizations at the U.S./Mexico border while connecting with each other and Loretto Community members.…
Read MoreBoycotts – Shopping for Justice
In the same way that boycotting grapes and lettuce in the 1970s was part of a larger campaign to support unionizing farmworkers, here are some boycotts today that have big…
Read MoreLoretto Justice Fellowship – First Semester Report
The Loretto Justice Fellowship is moving ahead with year two of our evolved program model! As we move into the future, it’s important we remain responsive to and transparent with program…
Read MoreCatholic Sisters organize Lenten fast for an end to gun violence
Published by Global Sisters Report, February 2024 This Lent, supporters of Nuns Against Gun Violence have pledged to fast for an end to gun violence. To date, more than 175…
Read MoreLent: A time to listen to Gospel call to ready ourselves, be open to God’s grace
Many years ago, Dr. Seuss wrote a book called “Oh, the Places You’ll Go.” Many thought it was just for children, not so! There is a message there for you…
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