Archive for January 2025
Loretto Retreats Monday Musings
Every Monday, Loretto retreat directors Susan Classen and JoAnn Gates write a Monday Musing reflection for social media. In case you don’t have social media account we’d like to share…
Read MoreService on school boards reinforce Loretto’s foundational commitment to education
For the first century and a half of Loretto school history, teachers and students worked together in the classroom, and the Loretto leaders were in charge of school administration. After…
Read MoreReflection on the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Nehemiah 8:2-10 Corinthians 12:12-30 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Today’s liturgical readings might best be read in the opposite order. The third reading, the Gospel, poses a question which…
Read MoreDoctor Who?
Though she may not be known for the sharp wit and teasing personality of Patrick Troughton, the iconic scarf and K9 companion of Tom Baker, or the resigned determination of…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Sister Marie Ego SL
Editor’s note: Sister Marie Ego SL died peacefully at Loretto Living Center Jan. 23. Marie was 86 and in the 59th year of her Loretto commitment. The following is her brief autobiography, provided by Marie for her remembrance:…
Read MoreThe “Unseen” Effects of Immigration
By Iris Cano, Loretto Justice Fellow Migration is often seen as a pathway to a better life, filled with hope for new opportunities. However, from what I have witnessed firsthand,…
Read MoreLoretto joins with coalition in urging President Trump to sign Nuclear Ban Treaty
The Warheads to Windmills Coalition sent a letter to President Donald Trump Jan. 22, the anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, asking him to sign the…
Read MoreLoretto celebrates preciousness of all life
All life is precious. From the beginning God was in love with us and wanted to live with us to reveal to us what true humanity looks like. We are…
Read MoreReflection on the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
About 15 years ago, my cousin married for the second time. She was 65, and the groom was 67. It was his first marriage. The wedding was relatively small —…
Read MoreOn the road with Loretto as we explore our roots!
Loretto members Karel Disponett, Neil Tucker, Julie Popham and Eleanor Craig set out this past September from the Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky., for a weeklong expedition eastward to explore…
Read MoreLoretto legacy remains vibrant: Historic Loretto Heights building secures major EPA grant for community center transformation
Loretto is proud to celebrate the EPA awarding a grant of more than $20 million to COMMÚN in support of the work to save and re-develop Machebeuf Hall, part of the…
Read MoreReflection on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
Good morning, everyone! Before I get into the heart of today’s Gospel, I want to share something lighthearted I heard many years ago. It goes like this: In recent years…
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