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Loretto Sisters Communities: Beyond the Boundaries of Our Hearts

By Loretto Community / October 18, 2021 /

In 1998 Loretto’s heart was enlarged as we entered into two new relationships. Our heart was broken open to the Daughters of the Most Blessed Trinity (FST) in Ghana, as…

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Striving To Care for Earth, Loretto Joins Global Justice Initiatives

By Loretto Community / October 11, 2021 /
Graphic representing the 7 goals of Laudato Si'

“All is not lost. Human beings, while capable of the worst, are also capable of rising above themselves, choosing again what is good, and making a new start.”  (Laudato Si’,…

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Loretto Retreat Centers: Imagine Yourself Here!

By Loretto Community / October 4, 2021 /
A wooden swing hangs from a tree branch. In the background, a statue of Mary stands in the middle of the lake.

Knobs Haven and Cedars of Peace are ecumenical retreat ministries of the Sisters of Loretto, located on the 788-acre grounds of Loretto Motherhouse in central Kentucky.  The retreat centers are guided…

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Loretto Joins Laudato Si’ Action Platform, Commits to Journey Toward Integral Ecology

By Loretto Community / October 1, 2021 /

The Loretto Community Forum announced Oct. 1 its endorsement of the Loretto Community Groups’ enthusiastic agreement to express the Community’s participation in the Laudato Si’ Action Platform when it is…

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Bernie Feeney Celebrates 75 Years

By Loretto Community / October 1, 2021 /
Bernie Feeney, a woman with short white hair, glasses and black and white dress clothes smiling for a picture in front of an indoor church stage next to a large vase of colorful flowers.

By Eleanor Craig and Anndavid Naeger Bernie Feeney celebrated her 75th anniversary as a Sister of Loretto on Aug. 14 and 15. COVID-19 kept her friends in the Infirmary and…

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Loretto Motherhouse Farm and Values

By Loretto Community / October 1, 2021 /
Pumpkins and colorful corn, festive for autumn.

By Angela Rakes, Education and Outreach Coordinator for Loretto Motherhouse As the Loretto Motherhouse Farm moves to raising more local food, we are also committed to using our resources to…

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Covid-19 and Education in Pakistan

By Loretto Community / October 1, 2021 /
Pandemic online teaching

By Nasreen Daniel Education as a path out of poverty has been the belief of the Sisters of Loretto since inception. Wherever the sisters are present, they impart formal or…

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Rededication of Our Lady Grotto at Regis

By Loretto Community / October 1, 2021 /
A pastor, Father John Fitzgibbons, and a woman, Sister Lydia Peña, greeting one another happily at an outdoor event with a live band behind them.

At the Mass on June 16 at Regis University for the rededication of Our Lady of Loretto, Lydia Peña, who founded the Spirit of Loretto Committee, the Loretto alumnae/alumni group…

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Marian Middle School Grateful for the Backpack Drive

By Loretto Community / October 1, 2021 /
Two school girls smiling and displaying new school supplies in their classroom.

By Pearl Sheve, Assistant to the Development Team of Marian Middle School, St. Louis “Girls, please take out your notebook, pen, markers and folder for our next activity.” This request…

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Loretto and the Farm Worker Ministry: Standing Together for 50 Years!

By Loretto Community / September 27, 2021 /
Three women lean in for a photo together at a celebration

What was on your dinner table this evening? Perhaps you enjoyed strawberries or lettuce, tomatoes, chilies, soybean products, cherries, corn, carrots, potatoes, avocados, beets and more, all representative of God’s…

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Read the latest issue of the Loretto Circle Newsletter – 9/24/2021

By Loretto Community / September 24, 2021 /
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Loretto Peace Committee Urges Action, Study and Prayer for Peace

By Loretto Community / September 20, 2021 /
Archival photo of Loretto members in a march. The banner they carry reads "Loretto Women for Disarmament"

The Loretto Committee for Peace takes actions that represent the Loretto Community and educates our members and friends on the issues and steps we can take to make peace. The…

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