Easter weekend was a work of love – from the cross to the Resurrection. Jesus’ love was self-giving love. Jesus’ words from the cross to John to care for His Mother also imply Jesus giving us to one another. And…
Every Monday, Loretto retreat directors Susan Classen and JoAnn Gates write a Monday Musing reflection for social media. Here are a few of the recent musings … “Westerners have forgotten what indigenous people understand to be cardinal. That this world…
Loretto Co-member Susanne Terry died peacefully at home March 31. She was 88. Susanne was accepted into co-membership May 10, 1981. Editor’s note: Loretto was given permission by Caledonia Life’s Services/Guidbord Pearsons Funeral Home & Sayles Funeral Home to share the…
Out of darkness the light of Christ will shine as the dawn of day breaks through the night. “Out of Darkness,” Tom Kendzia What a week it has been for Mary, Jesus’ mother, the other women at the cross, the…
The fifth sorrow of Mary: the crucifixion of Jesus Mary at the Foot of the Cross. Reflections on March 17, 2026, by Cathy Mueller Welcome. Thank you for being here as we reflect together on the sorrow of Mary standing…
We asked spiritual directors in Loretto about their current spiritual practices and recommended practices for Lent. Sister Johanna Brian SL Practices close to my heart right now: “I live in conscious awareness that we are spinning out of control as…
Published by Global Sisters Report, March 5, 2026 Sisters and lay representatives of sisters’ congregations, as well as leaders of Catholic peace organizations, are condemning in the strongest possible terms the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, calling it illegal,…
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 St. Patrick, a 5th-century missionary who brought Christianity to Ireland…
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 equity in the Bardstown area,” according to a press release…
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 faith, we unite ourselves with her seven sorrows and frequently…
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 mystic, or will not exist.” What a challenge! What is…
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 two centuries of Loretto service. Though her time in leadership…