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Posted by the Springfield Sun May 14, 2025 The Dominican Sisters of St. Catharine’s Motherhouse joined forces with the Sisters of Loretto/Loretto Community to host a Community Gathering near their…
It’s the end of the year and the Loretto Justice Fellows have wonderful reflections to share. From Iris Cano: Looking back on my time with the Loretto Justice Fellowship, I…
In recognition of the fifty-year anniversary of Operation Babylift, multiple news stories are being produced commemorating the event and noting the role that Loretto Community members played in the operation.…
At a recent talk to the Bioneers group in San Francisco, Indigenous poet Joy Harjo noted that “it’s always in those times of great disruption, chaos and disturbance that creativity…
Sister Kathleen (formerly Sister Wilfrid) Vonderhaar SL died early this morning, May 7, at Loretto Motherhouse Living Center, surrounded by the prayers of the Community. Kathleen was 91 years old and…
Mary Nelle Gage and Ruth Routten captivated listeners at Regis University in Denver with their powerful stories of courage, tragedy and the remarkable rescue of orphans in Vietnam and Cambodia.…
Posted by Global Sisters Report May 5, 2025 Sisters stand with marginalized via billboard The Loretto Community and the Dominican Sisters of Peace teamed up to place two billboards in…
Our life in community in the present time empowers us for mission and is itself an expression of mission. I Am the Way, #35 I tell you, if they keep…
Dear SMA Community, Since the 1990s teachers and staff from St. Mary’s Academy, Loretto Academy and Nerinx Hall High School have traveled to Loretto’s Motherhouse in rural Kentucky for the…
This article was republished from the Fall 1976 issue of Loretto Magazine. When available, the original photograph used in the publication was scanned. Where the original photos couldn’t be located,…
By Jennifer Staed March 8, International Women’s Day, brought 2,000 sign-holders to the sidewalks of Brentwood, Mo., to show their support for many actions. The organizers of the event encouraged…
Easter is not over. In fact, Easter is never over. Easter is the most important feast of the entire Church year, we are invited to embrace this great mystery and…
