A letter from President Buffy Boesen SL

You make a difference!

These days as we both grieve the loss of Pope Francis and welcome Pope Leo XIV to lead us, we gather in prayer with gratitude for Francis, and gratitude for Leo as we follow him, creating a just and peaceful world.

I thank each of you for your support of Loretto. Your generous philanthropic gifts make it possible for us to continue to address our Community mission and goals.

We named these goals at our July 2024 Assembly. I would like to share with you what we are addressing. Each of our goals is in capped BLUE. The goals reflect specific articles in I Am the Way, the Constitutions of the Sisters of Loretto. You will read what drives us to do the things we do and the reasons we ask for your support.

CARE FOR THE SISTERS

We affirm that the greatest asset of the community is the life of every member.
We need to be realistic about our needs and about what we are able to do for others, both as a community and as individuals.

PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE

What we need to sustain us in the present and in the future becomes a corporate responsibility shared by each member. We are called, therefore, to prudent concern and wholesome freedom, seeking the delicate balance between being naive and being preoccupied about goods of any kind.

MISSION

We work for justice and act for peace because the Gospel urges us.
As we stand with Mary at the foot of the cross, we strive to bring the healing spirit of God into our world, and we commit ourselves to improving the conditions of those who suffer from injustice, oppression and de-privation of dignity. In this way, we participate in the Church’s mission of proclaiming the transforming love of God.

COMMUNITY/SPIRITUALITY

The Spirit of God is not bound; it reveals itself in the lives of everyone. Even as we give to others, we acknowledge our need to learn from those to whom we are sent.

You will read in this issue some of the Loretto Community activities that further these goals: things we are engaged in with our members, people we served 50 years ago, young people in the school we began 160 years ago. We are including our annual report to you with such gratitude. Just as you have given back to your many communities, Loretto remains focused on being present for and with others. We strive to be a part of what Francis and now Leo XIV call us to do, that is, to walk in the steps of Jesus. Let’s do this together.

Thanks to each of you for your life in whatever way you are part of Loretto.

Mary E. (Buffy) Boesen SL
President of Loretto

To read all of the articles in the summer 2025 issue of Loretto Magazine click here.