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Johanna Brian SL

Johanna came to Loretto from Colesburg, Ky., which is just over the hill from Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky. She attended Bethlehem Academy and Loretto Academy in Kansas City, Mo. She also attended Webster University and St. Louis University. Twenty-six of her 38 years of teaching were spent in El Paso, Texas, where she taught English and religion. For the past 25 years, Johanna has been on the staff at The Healing Place in Louisville, Ky., helping women to recover from alcoholism and drug addictions. Since moving to Loretto Motherhouse a few years ago, she has been having a great time participating in all that is going on there.

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Reflection on the Third Sunday of Advent

By Johanna Brian SL / December 12, 2021 /

Today, on this third Sunday of Advent, we are invited to rejoice! When I was a novice, our multi-talented Sister Luke taught us how to do calligraphy, and one of…

Reflection on the 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

By Johanna Brian SL / August 22, 2021 /

Today’s Gospel reminds me of a story I heard some years ago. During WW II when jobs were scarce, a telegraph operator job came open and many people showed up…

Reflection on the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

By Johanna Brian SL / June 20, 2021 /

When I went to El Paso in 1969 to teach English and religion at Loretto Academy, I was qualified to teach English, but didn’t share Matthew Marie’s optimism that I…

Reflection on the Second Sunday of Lent

By Johanna Brian SL / February 28, 2021 /

When I was looking for a way to connect our readings for today to events in today’s world, I thought about the movie, “The Poseidon Adventure,” which came out in…

Reflection on the Feast of the Holy Family

By Johanna Brian SL / December 27, 2020 /

Today is the feast of the Holy Family. The whole world seems to love a good family story and the entertainment industry knows it. “The Godfather,” which introduced us to…

Reflection on the First Sunday of Advent

By Johanna Brian SL / November 29, 2020 /

Once again, we have arrived at the First Sunday of Advent and the beginning of a new liturgical year. We’ve been here many times before, and it’s a good time to…

Reflection on the 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

By Johanna Brian SL / October 18, 2020 /

It’s probably not news to anyone that I had many brothers and sisters and living and coping with that many siblings taught me some important life lessons. One of the…

Reflection on the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

By Johanna Brian SL / August 30, 2020 /

In her book “So Far From Home” published in 2012, Margaret Wheatley said that the human race was on a roller coaster traveling at full speedwithout anyone knowing how to…

Reflection on the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time

By Johanna Brian SL / July 12, 2020 /

As I began to prepare this homily, I thought about the fact that this is the last day of the Assembly and you’re probably mentally and emotionally worn out. Right? …

Reflection on the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity

By Johanna Brian SL / June 7, 2020 /

One of my favorite Peanuts comics shows Linus, Lucy and Charlie Brown looking at the clouds and reporting what they see. Linus sees Beethoven, Lucy sees the Statue of Liberty…

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