Archive for July 2026
Our commitment to care for Earth
Loretto’s longstanding, living commitment to care for and heal Earth includes the following efforts, among numerous others. Loretto Earth Network The Loretto Earth Network (LEN) was officially born in 1992…
Read MoreFeeding those who are hungry
Thank you to our friends near and far! In May, we raised $6,427 to support Loretto’s Hunger Fund thanks to the generosity of our extended Loretto community. In May, Loretto…
Read MoreImpelled by Joy Jensen SL, vital Kentucky housing bill is signed into law
I’m grateful for the support of my colleagues in the Senate and for the faith leaders who inspired this effort, especially Joy Jensen and the Sisters of Loretto. Sen. Jimmy…
Read MoreA letter from President Buffy Boesen SL
Thank you for your steadfast support of Loretto. Your generous gifts of friendship, prayers, encouragement, time, talent and financial support this past year and throughout the years keep us actively…
Read MoreLoretto Spotlight Video – Beth Blissman CoL
One of the things I’ve enjoyed most over this past decade is welcoming over two dozen interns and/or Loretto Volunteers to join me in the work of our office. Beth…
Read MoreCelebrating with Joy
By Michele Stimac CoL Birthdays are happy times, and in Loretto we celebrate them with JOY. When I was a young Sister of Loretto, I recall frequently talking with others…
Read MoreLand Justice is Sprouting in Texas
The Loretto Community has finalized a two-year lease agreement with Seeds by Canela, a non-profit agriculture project in San Elizario, Texas. The agreement is a concrete step toward the reparative…
Read MoreKentucky Holy Land
Posted on the Kudzujelly substack June 29, 2026 I am an unofficial ambassador to Kentucky’s holy land, an area in Central Kentucky, mainly Nelson, Marion & Washington Counties, abundant in…
Read MoreReflection on the 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Today’s readings offer comfort, even joy. 0ur savior, our teacher, has come to us, not just riding on a donkey but riding on the foal of a donkey. He is…
Read MoreLoretto wishes all a Happy Fourth and a Happy 250th USA!
Thanks to the leadership of George Washington and the combined efforts of the French Navy and Washington’s good friend and ally General Marquis de Lafayette, the British surrendered at Yorktown…
Read MoreThe story of Loretto is woven together with U.S. beginnings
The Sisters of Loretto with their purely American heritage and spirit are of the very marrow of American history. Florence Wolff SL Editor’s note: In the fall 1976 issue of…
Read More