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Lent with Loretto, week one: The first sorrow of Mary

By Loretto Community / February 18, 2026 /

The First of the Seven Sorrows: Mary listens to Simeon’s prophecy that a sword will pierce her heart. Let us pray: From I Am The Way “As friends of Mary,…

Join Loretto this Lent as we walk with Mary through her Seven Sorrows

By Loretto Community / February 16, 2026 /

Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, begins our Lenten journey. This year, Loretto will gather weekly in prayer guided by Scripture through the Seven Sorrows of Mary. The choice is quite fitting,…

Remembrance of the Life of Robin Marlow CoL

By Loretto Community / February 5, 2026 /

Loretto Co-member Robin Marlow died in her sleep Feb. 5, 2026, after having suffered a massive stroke the week before. She was 76. Robin was a Loretto Co-member since 2024…

Envisioning a Bright Future: The Good Works of Loretto’s Committees

By Loretto Community / February 2, 2026 /

Loretto believes the Gospels – and Pope Francis‘s encyclical “Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home” – call us to imagine and help build a future marked by healing,…

Catholic Schools Week: Loretto salutes its Loretto pre-K, primary school teachers

By Loretto Community / January 27, 2026 /

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”   Nelson Mandela Catholic Schools Week should be more than one week out of the whole year!…

Reflection on my First Loretto Justice Semester

By Loretto Community / January 21, 2026 /

By Giulianna Alcantarapalai, Loretto Justice Fellow  The first day of orientation, I felt very excited for the opportunity to become a part of the Loretto Community. I had heard wonderful…

In keeping with Dr. King’s legacy of non-violent, direct action, Loretto stands in solidarity with all fighting for justice to protect our immigrant neighbors

By Loretto Community / January 19, 2026 /

The theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2026 is taken from Ephesians 4:4, “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the…

Healing Through Service

By Loretto Community / January 14, 2026 /

By Candice Licon, Loretto Justice Fellow Being part of the Loretto Justice Fellowship has been one of the greatest gifts of my life, and I say that with the deepest…

Women Religious Archives Collaborative receives $4.7 million grant to share the stories of Catholic Sisters

By Loretto Community / January 7, 2026 /

Women’s Religious Archives Collaborative (which includes the Sisters of Loretto) received a grant from the Lilly Endowment for $4.7 million. This transformative five-year grant will amplify WRAC’s mission to preserve and share the…

Loretto Justice Fellowship Reflection

By Loretto Community / January 7, 2026 /

By Dani Felix, Loretto Justice Fellow It’s only been three months since our Loretto Justice Fellowship orientation, but so much has already changed. I remember that day clearly — I…

LCWR Response to Crisis in Venezuela

By Loretto Community / January 6, 2026 /

Loretto, a member of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), stands with LCWR on this response to the crisis in Venezuela and wishes to share it here. The Leadership…

A New Year’s blessing from the Loretto Community

By Loretto Community / December 28, 2025 /

All we need to do is to turn to the evening news and see families that are endangered, separated or captured for their nationality or for some other tragedy that…

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