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2019 Lenten Reflections – LEN

By Loretto Community / March 4, 2019 /

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#StandWithSisters

By Loretto Community / March 4, 2019 /

This #NationalCatholicSistersWeek March 8-14, will you #StandWithSisters in serving, advocating for and walking with the most vulnerable and marginalized communities in our society; caring for our common home; standing firm…

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Loretto Earth Network News – Spring 2019

By Loretto Community / March 1, 2019 /
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Social Media Campaign to Highlight Sisters’ Ministries

By Loretto Community / March 1, 2019 /
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Irma Avila will be among those featured in a social media campaign celebrating the myriad ways women religious and their supporters stand up for social justice in our communities. The…

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Giving to Good Cause

By Loretto Community / March 1, 2019 /

Note from Alicia Ramirez: I attended the Washington County Democratic Women’s Club Jan. 19 and, as it was ending, the women asked if I could tell them about my upcoming…

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A Picture Speaks Volumes!

By Loretto Community / March 1, 2019 /
13 individuals wearing business clothes smiling together for a group picture on the outdoor front steps of a building.

March 16 Nasreen Daniel and other representatives of the National Catholic Education Commission (NCEC) in Pakistan will convene for its annual meeting. Nasreen, the only woman on the NCEC, is…

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Loretto Academy Hosts Annual Nun Run

By Loretto Community / March 1, 2019 /
Two nuns and a man and woman wearing neon yellow shirt, white baseball caps, and sunglasses smiling together for a group picture outdoors while holding a large white sign with black lettering that says: Welcome to Nun Run!

The senior class at Loretto Academy in El Paso sponsored the Nun Run Feb. 2. The Nun Run has become an annual event to raise money for the Loretto Pakistan…

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Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

By Loretto Community / March 1, 2019 /

In various parts of the country with a Loretto presence, Loretto members celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Some sent photos, and others sent in reports of how they observed…

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SMA Alumna Reflects on Volunteer Service at El Paso Shelter for Immigrants

By Loretto Community / March 1, 2019 /
A woman standing outdoors, wearing a yellow jacket, light-colored jacket, a denim mini skirt, and black leggings smiling brightly in front of turquoise double doors with large circular door knockers on each door.

By Isabel Forward On the ride home, as I smelled vaguely of vomit, I thought of the many ways these families had suffered  during their time here – so much…

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Sister Athanasius and the Spirited Wathens

By Loretto Community / February 28, 2019 /

Sometime around 1960, Sister Jean Paul Steube, a Loretto novice, wrote a colorful biography of Sister Mary Athanasius Wathen. In that piece, she shared many delightful stories of Sister Athanasius’s…

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Minimum Wage Advocacy Works

By Loretto Community / February 1, 2019 /

By Alice Kitchen and Eleanor Craig The good news is that Loretto is a part of making the lives of low-wage workers more livable. Not only did we take action…

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Karen Cassidy Wins Prestigious Prize

By Loretto Community / February 1, 2019 /
A woman with short brown hair wearing a blue blouse smiling candidly looking off to the side for a portrait headshot picture with a plain black background.

Editor’s Note: The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Purpose Prize celebrates people 50 and older who are following their passion to make a difference in the world. Karen Cassidy,…

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