Archive for March 2024
Reflection on Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
Acts 10:34-43 1 Cor 5:6-8 Mark 16:1-7 We have arrived this morning, at the conclusion of Holy Week, to greet a new day. With one third of the peoples of…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Loretto Sister Ann (formerly Sister Michael Ann) Skeffington
Loretto Sister Ann Skeffington died peacefully March 28, 2024, at the Loretto Living Center, Loretto Motherhouse, Nerinx, Ky. She was 88 and in the 69th year of her religious commitment. She was born…
Read MoreDo Not Be Afraid: March and Vigil for Human Dignity
On March 21, Loretto Community members, Loretto Academy students and staff and the Loretto Justice Fellowship program joined El Paso faith and community leaders in a demonstration for human dignity…
Read MoreInteractive Accessibility Training Registration
We are excited to welcome the civic community to a training that will equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to create programming and spaces accessible to all,…
Read MoreRead the latest issue of the Loretto Circle eNewsletter – 3/23/2024
Christ Is Risen, Alleluia, Alleluia!
During Holy Week, Christians focus on the mysteries of Jesus’ death and resurrection — again, a journey from darkness to light. It is a time of deep reflection and prayer.…
Read MoreReflection on Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
For many years this Gospel was a mystery to me. Jesus, who usually shunned the role of a public figure at the center of everyone’s attention who was to be…
Read MoreCobalt Red
By Joyce Minkler CoL Cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo is crucial to the manufacture of rechargeable batteries, on which mobile phones, laptops, electric vehicles and so many…
Read MoreReflection on the Fifth Sunday of Lent
The very familiar Gospel story of Lazarus’ death and rising has so many Christian themes running through it: death and dying, of course; life and hope; faithful friendship; rising and…
Read MoreDiversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging – a Loretto legacy
These are the first rules that St. Mary’s Academy was founded on. … “No denomination is refused if willing to observe the rules of the school.” Which means that 160…
Read MorePlans unveiled for Catholic Sisters’ Heritage Center in Cleveland
Originally posted by the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland on March 10, 2024 The Women’s Religious Archives Collaborative will establish a Heritage Center in Cleveland to preserve and celebrate the unique…
Read MoreCatholic Sisters Week honors all women religious!
The Constitutions of the Sisters of Loretto “direct us to praise and minister in Jesus name. Grounded by our roots, enlightened by the Gospel and the Council, we are free…
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