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Loretto celebrates preciousness of all life

By Loretto Community / January 21, 2025 /
Women marching in protest carry white crosses with the names and ages of those who have died.

All life is precious. From the beginning God was in love with us and wanted to live with us to reveal to us what true humanity looks like. We are…

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On the road with Loretto as we explore our roots!

By Loretto Community / January 15, 2025 /
Four friends smile together for a selfie shaded by a large tree on a sunny day.

Loretto members Karel Disponett, Neil Tucker, Julie Popham and Eleanor Craig set out this past September from the Loretto Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky., for a weeklong expedition eastward to explore…

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Loretto legacy remains vibrant: Historic Loretto Heights building secures major EPA grant for community center transformation

By Loretto Community / January 15, 2025 /
Collage of archival photos of the Loretto Heights College buildings and campus

Loretto is proud to celebrate the EPA awarding a grant of more than $20 million to COMMÚN in support of the work to save and re-develop Machebeuf Hall, part of the…

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New Kentucky bill could let religious organizations develop affordable housing: What to know

By Loretto Community / January 10, 2025 /

Posted by Fox56 News, January 8, 2025 A bill introduced to the Senate on Wednesday could, if passed, allow religious organizations in Kentucky to develop affordable housing in commercial as…

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One-and-a-half years of being a Loretto Justice Fellow

By Loretto Community / January 8, 2025 /
A latina woman with her dark hair pulled back, wearing a pink turtleneck, smiles softly in front of a mural that shows people marching and a sign that says "Families belong together."

By Arantza de Jesus Before entering the Fellowship, I never thought that my work and personal life could get along; it always felt like I had to pick one or…

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Connecting with Loretto: All are welcome!

By Loretto Community / January 6, 2025 /
Colorful banner reads, "Be light into darkness"

The Constitutions of the Sisters of Loretto gives us a hint about this week’s message to our readers: “The Spirit of God is not bound, it reveals itself in the…

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Happy New Year from Loretto!

By Loretto Community / December 30, 2024 /

In every journey there is a hidden space for you to discover. Perhaps God is creating it for you now. Maybe it’s a new road to travel. Or perhaps it…

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Read the latest issue of the Loretto Circle eNewsletter – 12/17/2024

By Loretto Community / December 30, 2024 /
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Loretto Retreat Centers payment form – simplified

By Loretto Community / December 23, 2024 /

This is the alternate payment form to pay for services provided by Cedars of Peace or Knobs Haven. To complete the form, you will need to know the total amount…

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The Loretto Community wishes you Christ’s peace

By Loretto Community / December 23, 2024 /

Overshadow us with your Love, shelter us with kindly care.We have nowhere else to go till harm passes by. Give us courage,Send your light, and joy will be our praise.When…

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Remembrance of the Life of Ann Wall Richards CoL

By Loretto Community / December 21, 2024 /

Loretto Co-member Ann Wall Richards died Dec. 21, 2024. Ann was a longtime friend of Loretto who was in her seventh year of co-membership. Below is her obituary, courtesy of…

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Recognizing My Voice and Agency in Shaping the Future of My Community

By Loretto Community / December 18, 2024 /
A hispanic woman with long waist length brown hair wearing light colored clothing stands smiling in front of a wall with several small pieces of colorful art all over.

By Loretto Justice Fellow Anamaria Solis (bachelor’s of social work student, graduating May 2025) When I first began my social work education, I volunteered in case management at Sacred Heart’s migrant…

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