Archive for April 2024
Read the latest issue of the Loretto Circle eNewsletter – 4/27/2024
Investing in future leaders: The Loretto/BVM Delegation to #CSW68
For Loretto, attending the 68th U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) was an invaluable opportunity to explore pathways to a better world. At a time when women and…
Read MoreReflection on the Fifth Sunday of Easter
Growing up, I remember vines loaded with morning glories popping up every spring along the fence on the front of our property. No one ever did anything to care for…
Read MoreWaste, Fraud and Deceit – Tax Dollars at Work
The F-35 fighter plane seemed like a great idea at its inception. The Air Force had its own plane, the F-15 which was agile (could fly straight up for a…
Read MoreLast survivor of USS Arizona, dead at 102, is recalled for commitment to country, strong faith
Originally posted by the Detroit Catholic, April 19, 2024 By any measure, Louis Anthony “Lou” Conter, a Catholic hero of World War II who died April 1 at his home…
Read MoreHappy 212th Birthday, Loretto!
Loretto Foundation Day – 212 Years: April 25, 1812 – April 25, 2024 The Constitutions of the Sisters of Loretto “direct us to praise and minister in Jesus name. Grounded…
Read MoreReflection on the Fourth Sunday of Easter
Acts 4:8-12 1 John 3:1-2 John 10:11-18 “Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said, ‘It was in the name of Jesus Christ … that this man … is healed. There…
Read MoreLoretto Justice Fellows’ Spring Retreat
Recently the Loretto Justice Fellows gathered for spring retreat, spending the morning serving with Kelly Center for Hunger Relief, sharing lunch with Loretto Community members and spending the afternoon in reflection in nature.…
Read MoreLoretto members share reflections from the desert Southwest
The Sisters of Loretto came to the desert areas of the West to offer education and faith development in Loretto schools for children from diverse backgrounds, cultures and economic levels.…
Read MoreReflection on the Third Sunday of Easter
In the first reading, Acts, Paul is angry and he says to his listeners, “You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.”…
Read MoreQ & A with Sr. Eleanor Craig, an ‘ordinary’ Loretto with an interest in history
Originally posted by National Catholic Reporter on April 11, 2024 Loretto Sr. Eleanor Craig describes herself as “smart and assertive” at a healthy 81 years old. After serving as an…
Read MoreLocal Kentucky Family Gets Water
Judy Popp, who lives at the Motherhouse, started working with a local dad and his daughters, 11 and 14, last September to get them water. They live in a trailer…
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