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Congratulations, Lois!

By Loretto Community / June 1, 2017 /
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Congratulations, Mary Catherine!

By Loretto Community / June 1, 2017 /
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Remembrance of the Life of Sister Penny (formerly Sister John Elizabeth) McMullen SL

By Loretto Community / May 15, 2017 /

Jan. 26, 1942 — May 8, 2017 In Penny McMullen’s personnel records is a small announcement card: “Presenting the real life drama A BUNDLE FROM HEAVEN, featuring the new baby…

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Ritual Honors Closing of St. Louis Center

By Loretto Community / May 5, 2017 /

By Donna Day It is true … Community happened here … mission happened here … hospitality happened here … love happened here. “It is true — the doors of the…

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Longtime Loretto Friend, Ann Wall Richards, Becomes Co-member

By Loretto Community / May 1, 2017 /

By Anna Koop Ann Wall Richards now can be assured that she can put Loretto Community Member on her tombstone, which she said was one of her long-term goals. Ann…

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Havern School — Fifty Years and Counting

By Loretto Community / May 1, 2017 /

By Marlene Spero The 2016-2017 school year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Havern School. Located in Littleton, Colo., Havern is a Loretto-founded-and-sponsored school that officially opened its…

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Supporting Women and Girls: Update from the United Nations

By Loretto Community / May 1, 2017 /

By Beth Blissman I wish to express my deep gratitude to all within Loretto who have expressed support of this important mission of our Community. I’m still a bit overwhelmed…

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Remembrance of the Life of Helen McAvoy Reid CoL

By Loretto Community / April 28, 2017 /

Nov. 1, 1932— April 10 2017 The following remembrance was prepared by Helen’s children: Helen Reid lived in grace and joy from her first to her last breath. She was…

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Sisters of Loretto to Sell St. Louis Loretto Center Property to Nerinx Hall

By Loretto Community / April 10, 2017 /

April 10, 2017 – The Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross, in conjunction with Nerinx Hall Board of Directors, today announce that Loretto plans to sell its…

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Tobin House: Keeping an Open Door

By Loretto Community / March 31, 2017 /

By Claudia Calzetta Everything happened so fast at the annual mid-year retreat for the St. Louis Volunteers. We were enjoying a beautiful sunny day at Rockhaven retreat center. It was…

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Fine Art Shows Feature Talent of Jeanne Dueber

By Loretto Community / March 31, 2017 /

By Mary Swain Jeanne Dueber won the Second Place Merit Award Feb. 25 in the Owensboro, Ky., Art Guild’s 55th Juried Exhibition. Forty-nine artists, each with one or two pieces,…

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Beth Blissman Offers Her First Update from Loretto at the UN

By Loretto Community / March 31, 2017 /

By Beth Blissman Since the early 1990s, Loretto has had a presence at the United Nations. In official language, we are a non-governmental organization (NGO) with consultative status at the…

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