Archive for June 2025
Reflection on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles
We are celebrating the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, the founder of the See of Rome and the Apostle of the Gentiles. They are celebrated together because they are…
Read MoreIs Spiderman Buried at the Loretto Motherhouse? Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery Questions Asked (and Mostly Answered)
This summer, the Loretto Heritage Center and Loretto’s Communications Team is proud to launch our publicly accessible necrology and cemetery database. This searchable database will provide birth and death information…
Read MoreLoretto builds on education tradition, facilitates unique and critical training at Loretto Motherhouse
Some of us remember the malodorous smells which sometimes drifted in our direction when the nearby Blanford family operated a pig farm. After Loretto bought the house and acreage, the…
Read MoreLoretto Jubilarians: Faith-filled women, loving service
For the remainder of June, we will honor our Sisters and Co-members celebrating major jubilees, spanning 80-plus years to 25 years of faith-filled, loving service. No matter what year of…
Read MoreLoretto Magazine – Summer 2025
Read Loretto Magazine Loretto Spotlight Video – Regina Drey SL A letter from President Buffy Boesen SL You make a difference! These days as we both grieve the loss of…
Read MoreCarrying forward Mary Luke Tobin SL’s passion for social justice
We cannot look at the immense suffering in our world and say ‘Wow, that is sad,’ but should go out and make an actual difference. Katherine Philipsen By Katherine Philipsen…
Read MoreA natural flyway for neotropical migratory birds
Did you ever spot a Kentucky warbler or a yellow-breasted chat? They fly freely in the Loretto Motherhouse forests. They are neotropical migratory birds protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty…
Read MoreBird song at the Loretto Motherhouse
Enjoy an auditory visit to Loretto Motherhouse! Click below to listen to this short sound recording of bird calls recorded on site. The screenshots below are from the Merlin app,…
Read MoreLoretto Motherhouse Farm educates for Earth’s future
From intensively rotating cattle, to restoring native habitat, to using no-till practices and cover crops, the Loretto Motherhouse Farm strives to regenerate the soil, leaving this land healthier than we…
Read MoreLoretto Land Ethic
As Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross, we are called to care for Earth in its pain, to celebrate its beauty and to create space for its…
Read MoreLoretto Motherhouse a bird haven
Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow a nest for herself in which she sets her young at your altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my…
Read MoreFor the beauty of the Earth … planting trees, fostering healing
Loretto treasures the beauty of trees, in addition to the immense benefits they bestow on humanity and all life. Trees are often called the “lungs” of our planet, and planting…
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