Archive for December 2024
Happy New Year from Loretto!
In every journey there is a hidden space for you to discover. Perhaps God is creating it for you now. Maybe it’s a new road to travel. Or perhaps it…
Read MoreRead the latest issue of the Loretto Circle eNewsletter – 12/17/2024
Reflection on the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
1 Samuel 1:20-28 1 John 3:1-24 Luke 2:41-52 The focus of this Sunday in Christmas week is family. We celebrate the…
Read MoreReflection on the Vigil of the Nativity of the Lord
This evening, we begin our celebration of the incarnation, God’s choice to live in our midst in the person of Jesus. What a wonderful gift to us. But I would…
Read MoreLoretto Retreat Centers payment form – simplified
This is the alternate payment form to pay for services provided by Cedars of Peace or Knobs Haven. To complete the form, you will need to know the total amount…
Read MoreThe Loretto Community wishes you Christ’s peace
Overshadow us with your Love, shelter us with kindly care.We have nowhere else to go till harm passes by. Give us courage,Send your light, and joy will be our praise.When…
Read MoreReflection on the Fourth Week of Advent
“During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country, in haste, to a town of Judah, where she entered the house and greeted Elizabeth.” We have all…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Ann Wall Richards CoL
Loretto Co-member Ann Wall Richards died Dec. 21, 2024. Ann was a longtime friend of Loretto who was in her seventh year of co-membership. Below is her obituary, courtesy of…
Read MoreRecognizing My Voice and Agency in Shaping the Future of My Community
By Loretto Justice Fellow Anamaria Solis (bachelor’s of social work student, graduating May 2025) When I first began my social work education, I volunteered in case management at Sacred Heart’s migrant…
Read MoreSacred Journey: Loretto Walks With Immigrant Families
“Caminante, no hay puentes, se hace puentes al andar.” (Traveler, there are no bridges, one must build them as one walks.) Gloria Anzaldúa As the traveler walks, Jesus walks: to…
Read MoreReflection on the Third Sunday of Advent
When I worked at the Zoo, I had two favorite animals I liked to use in programs because they had such cool adaptations. One was the hedgehog. Generally, a hedgehog…
Read MoreWhat is Emerging?
Richard Rohr’s “Daily Meditation” on Oct. 28 featured an article by Wesley Granberg-Michaelson in which he discussed the problem in today’s politics. He based the problem on the temptation to…
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