Archive for November 2025
Reflection on the First Sunday of Advent
Isaiah 2, Romans 13, Matthew 24 When I read this Sunday’s Gospel earlier in the week, I thought that, in some metaphorical way, it speaks to the current situation in…
Read MoreReflection on Thanksgiving Day
It’s pretty easy to feel good with today’s Old Testament readings. Gone are the wars and bloody battles where God has a favored side. There’s no strife or conflict. No…
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving! Blessings from the Loretto Community
“Do you think there is anything,” asked Mary Oliver, “not attached by its unbreakable cord to everything else?” As we think of Mary Oliver’s words to us this Thanksgiving, let…
Read MoreReflection on the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
Sometimes, when I stand in Lebanon, Ky., holding a sign on Wednesday mornings, I have said the rosary. One day recently, I said, I believe in – long pause. What…
Read MoreRoberta Hudlow SL shares art of teaching and seeing everyday beauty
Roberta Hudlow SL stands among the Loretto Community’s most prolific artists and inspiring art teachers. Roberta has taught art in many Loretto schools, including Nerinx High School and Marian Middle…
Read MoreReflection on the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Reading the first reading and the Gospel I was reminded of our human tendency, over thousands of years, to attribute to God or gods (depending on the particular beliefs) everything…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Sister Patricia ‘Pat’ (formerly Sister Vincent Marie) Frueh SL
Loretto Sister Patricia “Pat” (formerly Sister Vincent Marie) Frueh died peacefully Nov. 15 at Loretto Motherhouse, with Loretto Co-member Kitty Madden by her side. Pat was 92 and in the…
Read MoreRemembrance of the Life of Alice Kitchen CoL
Loretto Co-member Alice Kitchen died Nov. 14, 2025, at St. Luke’s Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo. Loretto members had been able to visit with her before her death, and…
Read MoreThe People We Choose Not to See: An Essay on Homelessness and Humanity
By Stephanie Menchey* They are everywhere, every city, every state, every country, yet somehow, they remain invisible. Not because they aren’t there, but because we choose not to see them.…
Read MoreHappy 99th birthday, Sister Benedicta “Bernie” Feeney!
Loretto Sister Benedicta Feeney – fondly known as Bernie — turns 99 today! She is the senior-most Loretto vowed member, though she quickly notes that Loretto Sister Kathleen Tighe is…
Read MoreHoly Ground: Cemeteries of Loretto
The cemeteries of the Sisters of Loretto are indeed holy ground. Loretto members and others rest in the sacred earth God has given us. God loves each soul whose final…
Read MoreReflection on the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
Today’s readings are a wonderful collection of literary styles from Ezekiel’s visionary magical realism to the poetry of Psalm 46, the metaphor from Paul, and finally, a dramatic narrative about…
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