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Eileen Harrington CoL

Eileen Harrington CoL coordinates Loretto’s peace and justice work and edits the Community’s “Midweek Mission Message.” She teaches public policy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and administrative law at the University of Arizona College of Law. Eileen has spent nearly 30 years in senior executive, leadership and policy positions at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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Mission Activities Team Shares Challenges and Aligns Goals

By Eileen Harrington CoL / September 1, 2019 /
Colorful artwork with the text "We work for justice and act for ..." Art by Bob Strobridge.

The Loretto Mission Activities Team represents the Community committees, networks and some offices. They met at the Motherhouse to share their work and develop strategies to do it better. They…

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Loretto Learns about Gender Identity

By Eileen Harrington CoL / September 1, 2019 /
Colorful artwork with the text "We work for justice and act for ..." Art by Bob Strobridge.

We aspire to be inclusive. We work for justice. Today, these core Loretto values call us to develop an understanding about gender identity as an element of individual identity. For…

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Loretto Delegation Turns Out for 2018 SOA Border Encuentro

By Eileen Harrington CoL / December 1, 2018 /
Protestors smiling for a picture at the U.S.-Mexico border. The protestors have bright signs and are wearing sunglasses.

What does it look like when we as the Loretto Community adopt a resolution, as we did at our 2017 Assembly, prioritizing and committing ourselves to immigration justice? • We…

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Drawing Inspiration, Faith, and Courage from Tucson’s Southside Presbyterian Church

By Eileen Harrington CoL / April 1, 2017 /
A colorful art piece with flower, veggie, and, fruit mosaics in a rainbow color pattering signifying all are welcome at the church.

For the past month, my partner, our dog and I have been in Tucson, Ariz. The original plan was to spend a month here as a sunny, warm alternative to…

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Book Review: Religious Life in the 21st Century: The Prospect of Refounding

By Eileen Harrington CoL / April 1, 2017 /
An abstract landscape book cover: Religious Life in the 21st Century by Diamuid O'Murchu

Religious Life in the 21st Century is a small book, but tightly packed. Diarmuid O’Murchu takes the reader through the “drastic changes — the dying, grieving, chaos and dislocation” of…

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