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White Fragility: A Conversation

By Loretto Community / September 1, 2020 /
A simple black book cover with white text with the title: White Fragility: Why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism

By Ried Clark and Martha Crawley Nudged by the Spring Community Group discussion on race, six of us from Group 4 agreed to read and discuss White Fragility. We gathered…

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Hunger Fund Update

By Loretto Community / September 1, 2020 /

By Angela Bianco The Hunger Fund Committee has met three times this year to respond to the heightened need for food experienced by many families and food pantries who are…

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Loretto Circles Revolve Around Spirit, Values of Loretto Community

By Loretto Community / August 30, 2020 /

The Loretto Circle was started in 2009, when the Loretto Assembly approved a resolution for the Circle as a way for individuals to connect with Loretto without needing to make a vowed or co-membership commitment. Circles…

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Breathe Into Us A Passion for Justice

By Loretto Community / August 17, 2020 /

 We embrace our particular works of mercy, charity or justice in a spirit of informed openness to the deep needs facing us in the church and world today. We work…

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Loretto Volunteer Program Welcomes 2020/2021 Volunteers!

By Loretto Community / August 11, 2020 /

Loretto Volunteers are an extension of the mission and spirit of the Loretto Community. Our Volunteers’ experience is rooted in the creative spirituality of the Loretto Community, centering on earth…

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Remembrance of the Life of Norma Mason-Stikes CoL

By Loretto Community / August 10, 2020 /
A woman with short grey hair wearing a blue and white patterned blouse and a small cross necklace smiling brightly for a headshot portrait picture with a dark blue and black vignette background.

(The following obituary was kindly provided to Loretto courtesy of Norma Mason-Stikes son, Carey Mason.) Norma Catherine Decker Mason-Stikes, celebrated 89 years of a life well-lived, and on the morning…

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Loretto Creativity Shows the ‘Wholeness Hidden in All Things’

By Loretto Community / August 3, 2020 /

The Spirit of God is not bound; it reveals itself in the lives of everyone. “I Am the Way,” Loretto Constitutions,  #41 The letter to the Ephesians 2:10 tells us,…

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Where does Loretto Belong? Loretto Belongs at the United Nations!

By Loretto Community / July 27, 2020 /

The Loretto Community is accredited with consultative status at the United Nations, where we advocate on the international level on issues important to the mission and goals of the Loretto…

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Loretto Link: Dedicated to Continuing Loretto’s Commitment to Justice and Peace

By Loretto Community / July 20, 2020 /

In July 2017, the Loretto Community voted to begin the civil incorporation process for an organization that would dedicate its existence to continuing Loretto’s commitment to justice and peace for…

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2020 Vision: Seeing Where We Belong

By Loretto Community / July 6, 2020 /

The government structure of the Sisters of Loretto is designed to foster the faith life and mission of the congregation. “I Am the Way,” Loretto Constitutions, #102 The Loretto Assembly…

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Loretto Heritage Center: Stories from the Past Opening Paths for the Future

By Loretto Community / June 29, 2020 /

What’s in the Loretto Heritage Center? Just yellowed old papers and dusty relics, right? The newest “yellowed old papers” are digital photos and emails fresh from Loretto members at last…

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Loretto Sisters: Witnesses to God’s Faithful Love

By Loretto Community / June 22, 2020 /

“From our simple beginnings on the Kentucky frontier in 1812 and up to the present, we, as Sisters of Loretto, share in that mysterious yet pragmatic gift of the Holy…

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