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Eleanor Craig SL
Acts 5: 27-41 Revelation 5:11-14 John 21:1-19 Today’s Scripture readings continue the Easter season’s focus on Jesus and his followers in the…
Exodus 17:3-7 Romans 5:1-8 John 4:5-42 When speaking of the Scriptures, there is always a choice to be…
Sister Rita (formerly Sister Mary Ann Frederick) Bruegenhagen SL died peacefully the afternoon of March 22, 2025, at Loretto Living Center, with Loretto members, including Irene Doody, her pew partner, by her side. Rita was…
Nehemiah 8:2-10 Corinthians 12:12-30 Luke 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Today’s liturgical readings might best be read in the opposite order. The third reading, the Gospel, poses a question which…
Sister Marie Ego SL died peacefully at Loretto Living Center Jan. 23. Marie was 86 and in the 59th year of her Loretto commitment. The following is her brief autobiography, provided by Marie for her remembrance: “My early…
One of the most intriguing aspects of an archival collection is that it contains many bits and pieces that, woven together, reveal entire stories. Sometimes a curious researcher comes upon…
1 Samuel 1:20-28 1 John 3:1-24 Luke 2:41-52 The focus of this Sunday in Christmas week is family. We celebrate the…
Last month, Interchange included an article about a recent Loretto Roots trip from Loretto Motherhouse to Maryland, following the journeys of early Maryland Catholics and the first Loretto members. Several…
Jeremiah 33:14-16 Thessalonians 3:12–4:2 Luke 21:25-36 I struggled with today’s readings and was relieved to find that even the scholarly have difficulties with Advent. Words of several commentators mirrored my…
Sister Agnes Marie (formerly Sister Mary Cordula) Hagan SL died peacefully at Loretto Living Center early morning Nov. 7, 2024. Community members gathered for prayers at her bedside. She was…
Four years ago four Loretto friends ended a driving trip to Santa Fe, N.M., with a promise that our next trip would be to explore our Loretto roots in Maryland.…
Jeremiah 31:7–9 Hebrews 5:1–6 Mark 10:46–52 The combination of the three readings this morning raises some provocative questions. What is a miracle?…