Archive for April 2026
Bellarmine students use classroom skills to locate and mark graves of Black Catholics
Posted by The Record, April 22, 2026 Bellarmine University students studying geographic information systems last fall mapped and marked the graves of Black Catholics buried in the Archdiocese of Louisville’s…
Read MoreLoretto Teacher Immersion 2026
By Lucy Ewing Two weeks ago 11 teachers and staff from St. Mary’s Academy (SMA), Denver; Loretto Academy, El Paso; and Nerinx Hall High School, Webster Groves, Mo., took part in…
Read MoreLiving Laudato Si’ – daily!
The Loretto Community is committed to participating in the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, and many of the Loretto schools have done the same. Liz Deines SL, acting campus minister at…
Read MoreAmerica’s Catholic Patriots
The Sisters of Loretto received recognition in this piece posted on the USCCB website as part of the “We hold These Truths” series. When it comes to our Church’s history,…
Read MoreLoretto’s New History Sampler: Treasured Threads, New Stitches
Children love stories. Adults love stories. Words that might give life. Words that bring people together to reclaim their wholeness, words that welcome and can take that inner journey toward…
Read MoreReflection on the Fourth Sunday of Easter
Acts 4:8-12 1 John 3:1-2 John 10:11-18 “Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said, ‘It was in the name of Jesus Christ … that this man … is healed. There…
Read MoreFinding Community in the Work of Justice
By Astrid Ochoa, 2025-’26 Loretto Justice Fellow How is your internship or community life experience helping you to engage in or think about social justice? One of the most meaningful…
Read MoreThe story of Loretto: Outward and forward in love for 214 years and counting!
Outward and forward in love has been the story of Loretto since its founding in 1812. For the past 214 years, Loretto’s foundational hope has been lived out throughout the…
Read MoreReflection on the Third Sunday of Easter
Several weeks ago, I was struck by the introductory prayer to an LCWR Zoom presentation. It was a prayer by Jan Richardson that says, “There is something on the horizon…
Read MoreLoretto’s Favorite Saints
Who are your favorite saints — those who have set your heart on fire? A few of our Loretto members happen to share the same favorite saint. Loretto Co-member Patty…
Read MoreLent with Loretto, week seven: the seventh sorrow of Mary
Seventh Sorrow of Mary: Mary Buries Her Son Reflection I: by Shaista The seventh sorrow of Mary, when she buries her Son, shows us the deepest pain a mother can…
Read MoreLoretto: For All the Saints!
There is a great song many choirs sing during the Easter season. A line from the chorus goes like this: Shine Jesus, Shine. Fill this land with the Savior’s Glory.Blaze,…
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