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Dorothy Day and Loretto

By Loretto Community / April 24, 2022 /
An older woman, with a cane propped behind her, stacks pebbles on the log on which she sits, while the toddler next to her watches.

By Kathleen DeSutter Jordan Perhaps the deepest and most inspiring connection between Loretto and the Catholic Worker was the profound respect and deep friendship between Dorothy and Mary Luke. Kathleen…

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Slaveholding in Loretto’s history: Honoring the sacredness of human dignity

By Loretto Community / April 23, 2022 /
A Black man, looking directly at the camera, stands shoulder to shoulder with a Black woman, whose eyes are closed. The photo has been made to look old, with the words "don't forget me, benna" overlaid in small text on the woman.

We gathered in our home church to see and hear with our hearts a tragic reality about our homeplace, that these grounds have been a place of wounding for many…

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Escuela de Guadalupe: Looking toward a bright future

By Loretto Community / April 23, 2022 /

By the time the children reach fourth grade, they are bilingual, and by the time they reach sixth grade, they are fully biliterate. When I think of Escuela de Guadalupe,…

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Read the latest issue of the Loretto Circle Newsletter – 4/20/2022

By Loretto Community / April 22, 2022 /
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In the Service of Life: Loretto Celebrates Earth

By Loretto Community / April 18, 2022 /
A peaceful spring landscape of yellow and white daffodils growing in the foreground, with trees surrounding a pond in the background.

Life is not a highway strewn with flowers,Still it holds a goodly share of bliss,When the sun gives way to April showers,Here’s a thought that we should never miss:Though April…

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Where Are You Standing this Holy Week?

By Loretto Community / April 11, 2022 /
Woden crucifix with two palms crossed behind Christ

On Palm Sunday, Jesus enters Jerusalem on a colt, not with spears hoisted against him, but with palm branches waving; not with soldiers accompanying him, but with crowds chanting “Hosanna…

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Spotlight Video: Peter Urban CoL

By Loretto Community / April 6, 2022 /

Spreading hope in Juarez One of Loretto’s enduring beliefs since its beginning in 1812 is that education brings value and benefits beyond what we can imagine. The Rev. Father Peter…

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Vatican official speaks to event hosted by LGBT outreach group New Ways Ministry

By Loretto Community / April 6, 2022 /

Published by National Catholic Reporter on April 6, 2022 “Xavière Missionary Sr. Nathalie Becquart, the undersecretary of the Vatican’s Synod of Bishops office, addressed an April 3 online gathering organized…

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Loretto, Faith Communities Cooperate in Life-giving Mission of Jesus

By Loretto Community / April 4, 2022 /
Colorful banner reads "Our religious traditions call us to love our neighbor and to offer hospitality to those in need. The Loretto Community"

In the midst of the political, cultural and religious divides that seem to permeate organizations, churches and even families today, Loretto seeks to collaborate with other faith communities to live…

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The Motherhouse Dining Room Reopens!

By Loretto Community / April 1, 2022 /
Five women conversing happily over a meal.

By Lillian Moskeland A few thoughts from your April editor … What a joyous day for Loretto to gather at the reopening of the Motherhouse dining room! It was wonderful…

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Imagine Growing Your Food Using the Motherhouse Farm’s Regenerative Methods

By Loretto Community / April 1, 2022 /
Two bright yellow pumpkins blooming in a vine filled garden.

By Angela Rakes, Education and Outreach Coordinator for Loretto Motherhouse Do you envision farmers plowing the fields with large tractors turning over the soil to prepare for a new crop?…

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Monday Starter: Loretto Community celebrated 30 years of environmental ministry

By Loretto Community / March 30, 2022 /

Published by the Global Sisters Report on March 28, 2022 As part of the United Nations’ annual two-week Commission on the Status of Women, the Loretto Community celebrated a congregational…

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