Archive for April 2025
Letter from St. Mary’s Academy President Iswari Natarajan
Dear SMA Community, Since the 1990s teachers and staff from St. Mary’s Academy, Loretto Academy and Nerinx Hall High School have traveled to Loretto’s Motherhouse in rural Kentucky for the…
Read MoreLoretto and the Bicentennial
This article was republished from the Fall 1976 issue of Loretto Magazine. When available, the original photograph used in the publication was scanned. Where the original photos couldn’t be located,…
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day marked with peaceful gathering in Brentwood, Mo.
By Jennifer Staed March 8, International Women’s Day, brought 2,000 sign-holders to the sidewalks of Brentwood, Mo., to show their support for many actions. The organizers of the event encouraged…
Read MoreHonoring Diversity Day at St. Mary’s Academy
The St. Mary’s Academy Diversity Club hosted its 24th annual Diversity Day on Feb. 4 with the theme “Diverse Minds, One Vision.” Led by seniors Ava Safavi, Aleena Nauman and…
Read MoreOne Drum, One Prayer, One Circle
It’s Friday, Feb. 21, and I find myself in the Arizona desert standing in a circle of about 100 people listening to Apache leader Wendsler Nosie Sr. “We’re doing this…
Read MoreWhat is Emerging?
We all have experienced many changes in our lives these past several years. In our evolutionary journey our consciousness keeps rising and as a consequence, we become aware of new…
Read MoreAs Easter Season continues, Loretto remembers Pope Francis’ legacy
Easter is not over. In fact, Easter is never over. Easter is the most important feast of the entire Church year, we are invited to embrace this great mystery and…
Read MoreSisters hope new pope will continue Francis’ prophetic pastoral path
Posted by National Catholic Reporter April 28, 2025 Catholic sisters, including those based at the United Nations and whose ministries focus on international concerns, say Pope Francis set an example…
Read MoreReflection on the Second Sunday of Easter (Sunday of Divine Mercy)
Acts 5:12-16 Revelations 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19 John 20:19-31 Several years ago, during the Easter Vigil Elaine Prevallet quoted a phrase from a poem of Wendell Berry’s. He used the expression:…
Read MoreThis progressive Catholic school helped shape generations of young KC women
Posted by the Kansas City Star April 23, 2025 The Sisters of Loretto, a Catholic order that originated in Kentucky, came to Kansas City in 1899. Their mission here and…
Read MorePope Francis Was a Champion, if an Imperfect One, for L.G.B.T.Q. People
Posted by the New York Times April 21, 2025. As soon as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires, was elected pope in 2013, he made his first big…
Read MoreLoretto Justice Fellowship Spring Retreat
Loretto Justice Fellows gathered April 18-19 for our spring retreat. Each led retreat offerings for her peers — including prayer, personal journaling prompts, facilitated group reflection, sharing and creating art.…
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