Eileen Custy SL

Eileen Custy was born and raised on a dairy outside of Denver and attended a one-room schoolhouse for her first eight years. After a year of college at Loretto Heights, she joined the Sisters of Loretto. In spite of the fact that she thought at that time she never wanted to be a teacher, she loved the work and taught for 46 years. Most of those years were spent in El Paso, Texas. Eileen “retired” in 2004 and moved to Kentucky, where she served as an administrative assistant to the Motherhouse Coordinator for nearly 20 years before retiring in November 2023. Eileen continues to serve the Motherhouse Community, particularly pastorally.

Reflection on Pentecost Sunday

Recently, in my reading I came across this sentence that caught my attention: We like to think that we base our beliefs on evidence, but far more   often we arrange the evidence to fit our beliefs, distorting or excluding what won’t…

Colorful handmade banner by Bob Strobridge with the quote "The Loretto Spirit"

Reflection on Loretto’s Foundation Day

“The vocation to be a Sister of Loretto, therefore, shows itself in a spirit of courage and generosity marked by trust in God, ingenuity and the self-reliance, made firm by a personal response to God through the Church.” — IATW…

Reflection on Palm Sunday

When we awoke on Jan. 2 with the start of a new year, little did we realize what we would be facing now. We were immersed in politics with all those people running for the office of president. We were…

Reflection: Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Bishop John Shelby Spong, an Episcopalian bishop, tells of an incident he  encountered one Sunday morning. He had gone to visit one of the parishes in his jurisdiction. There were about 100 people there. When it was time for the…

Reflection: Christmas Eve

Who are you, God? The people of the Old Testament asked. God replied: “I AM.”  “I AM WHO I AM.”  “Yahweh” I am the source of all life from electrons and atoms to tadpoles and dolphins, to turtles and alligators,…