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This week we continue on our Lenten journey while celebrating two major saints’ days: St. Patrick (March 17) and St. Joseph (March 19). St. Patrick’s Day spiritually commemorates the life of…
Posted by The Record on March 10, 2026 Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown, Ky., has awarded nearly $60,000 in grants to three local organizations to help “improve well-being and healthy…
The Third of the Seven Sorrows: Jesus is lost in the temple Let us pray: From I Am The Way “As friends of Mary, mother of Jesus and woman of…
Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. Mark 16:15 The Jesuit theologian Karl Rahner says, “The Christian of the future will be a…
Mother Ann Rhodes, the first superior of the Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross in 1812, embodied a pioneering spirit that set the stage for more than…
Click to read all of the articles in the winter 2026 issue of Loretto Magazine.
Read Loretto Magazine Loretto Spotlight Video – Mary Catherine Widger SL A Letter from President Buffy Boesen SL I have a small poster in my house that reads, “Take time…
It’s a community of joy. Mary Catherine Widger SL Mary Catherine Widger SL has served those with intellectual disabilities for 50-plus years. In this issue of Loretto Magazine, read about…
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,…
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,…
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…
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,…
