Haiti: Gift to All
By Barbara Wander Instead of starting with yet one more description of a disaster in Haiti and an appeal for help, I would first like to talk about what Haiti has given to the rest of us. The first thing…
We are Sisters and Co-members who strive to bring the healing spirit of God into our world.
Relationship of Trust: Loretto-Ghana Sister Community Committee
By Lillian Moskeland At the close of this past summer, the Loretto-Ghana Sister Community Committee — Marie Ego, Pauline Albin, Elise André, Betsy Clute and Lillian Moskeland — and the Daughters of the Most Blessed Trinity (FST) sisters Emily Owusu-Ansah…
Remembrance of the Life of Sister Anne Michelle LaMarre SL
Sister Anne Michelle LaMarre was born into a devout Catholic family in Kankakee, Ill. As Monica Margaret LaMarre, she grew up with two brothers and four sisters, all of whom attended Loretto-taught St. Patrick’s grade and high schools in Kankakee. Their father, Eugene…
Remembrance of the Life of Sister Jane (Sister John Dennis) Clark, SL
Jane Clark was born in Lebanon, Ky., a descendant of two of Kentucky’s earliest Catholic families. Her father was John Dennis Clark of Lebanon and her mother Lucy Thomas of Calvary. Jane loved to repeat her father’s laughing claim that…
Remembrance of the Life of Alma Schuler CoL
Alma Marcella Schuler was a quiet, gentle woman often introduced in Loretto circles as “the younger sister of the Schuler twins.” Alma, known in the family as Peggy, was the third child of Leo Joseph Dominic Schuler and Elizabeth Lillian…
2016 Snowmass Retreat Emphasizes Importance of Community
By Julie Popham (Editor’s Note: This was the second retreat sponsored by the Outreach Team in an effort to bring together vowed and co-members of the Loretto Community, co-members-in-process and folks who are interested in knowing more about Loretto. The…
First Nerinx Hall High School Loretto Circle Retreat a Success
By Noeli Lytton After Beth Blissman finished leading the first Loretto Circle Retreat, she had fired up Nerinx faculty and Loretto Volunteers to connect with Earth more deeply. Oct. 1 at Rock Haven, an Ecozoic center just outside St. Louis,…
Former Volunteers Reconnect at Loretto Motherhouse Retreat
Seventeen Loretto Volunteer Program alums participated in a retreat at the Motherhouse over Labor Day weekend. They traveled from diverse places, including New York, Washington, D.C., Tennessee, Missouri and Connecticut. Love for Loretto brought them here to renew relationships and…
Could Loretto’s Mission Extend to a Woodland Burial Place?
By Cecily Jones Could the desire of some Loretto Community members for a nature (“green”) burial in the Motherhouse woods develop into a new aspect of Loretto’s mission of reaching out in service to others? Very possibly, if the work…
Stro’s Banners Reflect Message of Border March
A vibrant group of 11 representing Loretto attended the October marches and rallies at the Convergence at the Border of Nogales, Mexico, and Sonora, Ariz. Events took place on both sides of the border. Loretto participants reported that the marches…
Well Done, Interfaith Voices!
Sept. 24 Interfaith Voices was awarded first place in the radio/podcast category at the annual awards banquet of the Religion News Association. The award was specifically for a story on Buddhism in China. This officially atheist government, which once destroyed…
Congratulations, Helen!
Interchange joins in congratulating Helen Santa-maria, who is a 2016 Woman of Impact in El Paso. She was honored in September at the El Paso Country Club.